"Terry" wrote in message
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"Colbyt" wrote in message
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"Sawney Beane" wrote in message


And a very important side note. Wear gloves when you handle the
igniter.
The oils from your hand can cause a premature failure if any part of the
"ceramic" is touched. Learned that one the hard way.


I've never had one fail due to touching it. Rough handling, yes

I can't see a little skin oil doing anything to the silicone carbide.
After
a split second of heating, no oil.



I am far from an expert in the field. Repeating what I was told after a
very premature failure that was not repeated after wearing gloves. Was told
that the oil causes overheating.


Colbyt