Or you can put Lithium AA's in it and they'll last for years and not leak. Ken H.
On Tue, 16 Oct 2018 at 10:19, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > You have described exactly what most owners experience. Yes the stove is > ground. Yes the AA batteries leak and destroy the connections. Yes it can > be fixed relatively easy. You'll probably find that you only use the stove > a handful of times and that after a season the AA battery leaks again and > destroys your repair efforts. > > I just use a butane grill lighter. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 8:46 AM Maurice Poulin via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Slightly off C&C topic but the force 10 2 burner range in our C&C 30 MKII >> has lost its igniter function at some point since 1988. Did some digging >> last night and found the battery compartment and wire under the stove and >> in very bad shape. Seems the battery leaked and dissolved connections. >> Oddly enough I can only find a positive red wire going to battery from >> distribution box at the back of the range, no negative wire? does the stove >> act as ground, I am missing something? Has anyone ever repaired or >> replaced the igniter component, it would be great to hear your insight. I >> looked for a force 10 manual online but no luck! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Maurice >> Monoloy, C&C 30 MKII >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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