Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

I am about to move house where in the kitchen is a gas cooker, with a
plug connected to the electricity supply. I am wondering what this
does. If does not need mains connection, this will be great as it
frees up the only power point in the kitchen! My guess is that it
maybe a charging circuit for the ignitor battery? Your help would be
appreciated.

Regards

Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

Curious Mind wrote:
I am about to move house where in the kitchen is a gas cooker, with a
plug connected to the electricity supply. I am wondering what this
does. If does not need mains connection, this will be great as it
frees up the only power point in the kitchen! My guess is that it
maybe a charging circuit for the ignitor battery? Your help would be
appreciated.

I would think you are right. I have a lead for the hob and a lead for the
oven. Though if it runs a charger or a just a transformer psu I don't know,
but with 10 sockets in the kitchen it's not a problem for me.

Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

"Essjay001" wrote in message
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Curious Mind wrote:
I am about to move house where in the kitchen is a gas cooker, with a
plug connected to the electricity supply. I am wondering what this
does. If does not need mains connection, this will be great as it
frees up the only power point in the kitchen! My guess is that it
maybe a charging circuit for the ignitor battery? Your help would be
appreciated.

I would think you are right. I have a lead for the hob and a lead for the
oven. Though if it runs a charger or a just a transformer psu I don't
know,
but with 10 sockets in the kitchen it's not a problem for me.



It's plug in to the electric to stop you buying batteries to make the spark
work and the light in the oven come on. :-))


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Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

BigWallop wrote:
"Essjay001" wrote in message
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Curious Mind wrote:
I am about to move house where in the kitchen is a gas cooker, with
a plug connected to the electricity supply. I am wondering what this
does. If does not need mains connection, this will be great as it
frees up the only power point in the kitchen! My guess is that it
maybe a charging circuit for the ignitor battery? Your help would be
appreciated.

I would think you are right. I have a lead for the hob and a lead
for the oven. Though if it runs a charger or a just a transformer
psu I don't know, but with 10 sockets in the kitchen it's not a
problem for me.



It's plug in to the electric to stop you buying batteries to make the
spark work and the light in the oven come on. :-))

I understand that BW, but does it recharge batteries or is it a power supply
for a spark generator. I would think the latter rather than the former given
that keeping a rechargeable battery continously topped up is not good for
the battery.

Steve R
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manufacturer, no designer label, everybody has one.

Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

In article ,
Essjay001 wrote:
I understand that BW, but does it recharge batteries or is it a power
supply for a spark generator. I would think the latter rather than the
former given that keeping a rechargeable battery continously topped up
is not good for the battery.

I've not known any that use a rechargeable battery. After all, in the
event of a mains failure you could use a match...

Might have a back up battery if there's a clock/timer, though, but then
again I doubt it.

--
*Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

Unplug it temporarily and see what difference it makes. If
there's a battery or capacitor involved, none. If not, then it
won't fire automatically.

W.



"Dave Plowman" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Essjay001 wrote:
I understand that BW, but does it recharge batteries or is it
a power
supply for a spark generator. I would think the latter rather
than the
former given that keeping a rechargeable battery continously
topped up
is not good for the battery.

I've not known any that use a rechargeable battery. After all,
in the
event of a mains failure you could use a match...

Might have a back up battery if there's a clock/timer, though,
but then
again I doubt it.

--
*Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Gas Cooker off mains?!
 

If does not need mains connection, this will be great as it frees
up the only power point in the kitchen!

You should seriously consider adding some sockets in your kitchen. One is
not enough. You really should have at least 5 double sockets, and more if
your appliances aren't off an FCU and plug into a normal socket themselves.

Christian.