Hank Murrow on thu 19 jan 06
dear Tonmmy;
I bet you have an oil-filled capacitor. The only thing you need to do
is figure out the voltage of the system(may not be house voltage) and
get one rated for that voltage that is around as big as the original.
Should work. Alternately, have a technician measure one of the
remaining working caps and duplicate it.
Cheers, Hank
On Jan 19, 2006, at 5:26 PM, Tommy Humphries wrote:
>
> At Marshall Pottery we have an Italian made Moretti Forni kiln...8
> closed
> port forced air burners, aprox. 250 cubic foot. The maker of the
> burners is
> unknown, and we need a part for them.
>
> The igniters are a standard probe type spark igniter...the part we need
> seems to be a capacitor that attaches to the top of the igniter,
> between it
> and the wire. The only info we have on the part are the letters MTA
> italy
> and 10,000 ohm. The part screws onto the igniter, and the top has a
> common
> spark plug type terminal to which the wire attaches, just like a spark
> plug
> wire on a car.
>
> Without this part the burner may or may not ignite. When working
> properly
> the igniter produces a rapid pulse spark, when not working properly,
> the
> igniter spark is very sporadic.
>
> I have just sent an email to Mark Ward, but figured it wouldn't hurt
> to put
> out feelers here as well!
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> Tommy Humphries
>
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Tommy Humphries on thu 19 jan 06
Hey yall, long time no see!
I need some help and hope someone out there has the answer!
At Marshall Pottery we have an Italian made Moretti Forni kiln...8 closed
port forced air burners, aprox. 250 cubic foot. The maker of the burners is
unknown, and we need a part for them.
The igniters are a standard probe type spark igniter...the part we need
seems to be a capacitor that attaches to the top of the igniter, between it
and the wire. The only info we have on the part are the letters MTA italy
and 10,000 ohm. The part screws onto the igniter, and the top has a common
spark plug type terminal to which the wire attaches, just like a spark plug
wire on a car.
Without this part the burner may or may not ignite. When working properly
the igniter produces a rapid pulse spark, when not working properly, the
igniter spark is very sporadic.
I have just sent an email to Mark Ward, but figured it wouldn't hurt to put
out feelers here as well!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Tommy Humphries
Carl Finch on thu 19 jan 06
At 05:26 PM 1/19/2006, Tommy Humphries wrote:
>The igniters are a standard probe type spark igniter...the part we need
>seems to be a capacitor that attaches to the top of the igniter, between it
>and the wire. The only info we have on the part are the letters MTA italy
>and 10,000 ohm. The part screws onto the igniter, and the top has a common
>spark plug type terminal to which the wire attaches, just like a spark plug
>wire on a car.
Knowing nil about burners and ignitors, I do know this about capacitors:
Ohms are units of resistance, not capacitance (typically,=
microfarads--=B5fd).
I suspect you have a resistor there, not a capacitor.
--Carl "BBROYGBVGW--don't ask, but once ya know, you'll never forget the=20
color code" Finch
in Medford, Oregon
William & Susan Schran User on fri 20 jan 06
On 1/19/06 8:26 PM, "Tommy Humphries" wrote:
> The igniters are a standard probe type spark igniter...the part we need
> seems to be a capacitor that attaches to the top of the igniter, between it
> and the wire. The only info we have on the part are the letters MTA italy
> and 10,000 ohm.
Why not start by doing a online search with the necessary keys words?
My search resulted in:
http://www.isocomponents.com/inventory/831
Of course you could always go to the manufacturer's web site:
http://www.morettiforni.com/_vti_g1_1.asp
I'm certain their web site will include contact information.
-- William "Bill" Schran
Fredericksburg, Virginia
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
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