It could probably be done but you'd have to mount it with a little through-bolt and use that bolt to attach the ground wire outside the cookbox (using a ring terminal). If everything was stainless (maybe even use a stainless ring terminal) it might hold up pretty well. The cookboxes all seem to have a little round hole where the ground tab comes through anyway so it might not even need to be drilled out to make it work.Something I wish an enterprising person would make is an igniter collector using much thicker gauge metal that would not disintegrate so quickly.
Bruce, I have one of these vise mount bending brakes that I got on sale for $15. It works well for small jobs like that igniter box. Harbour Freight might have them.If I can source a small piece of 20 gauge SS, I may attempt it. I just don't know how well that will work with a pair of tin snips and a bench vice. LOL.
I suspect the steel they use on them is probably 22-24 gauge. I had also thought about trying to tack weld one of those ceramic igloo igniters onto a burner.
You could make one out of platinum…Something I wish an enterprising person would make is an igniter collector using much thicker gauge metal that would not disintegrate so quickly.
The dart that’s stamped into the rear surface to make a charge concentrator might also be a little tricky in a homebrew setup.If I can source a small piece of 20 gauge SS, I may attempt it. I just don't know how well that will work with a pair of tin snips and a bench vice. LOL.
I suspect the steel they use on them is probably 22-24 gauge. I had also thought about trying to tack weld one of those ceramic igloo igniters onto a burner.
I just had to replace the original piezo igniter button on my daily driver '97 1000. It's the first time I replaced one for an actual failure.Yep, it is almost a given that the igniter will need replacing on any of the older Genesis grills that I rehab. I have maybe salvaged 1 out of 20. But almost always it is the actual electrode and gas collector that has failed. The vast majority of the piezo igniter buttons are still working fine after 20 years.