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Char-Broil Performance igniter

Performance convective carts: G432-8S01-W1-class hose-clamp ceramics versus a piezo button. Match the 463- string and do not pry a TRU-Infrared emitter.

moderate PT1H Performance 3-BurnerPerformance 4-BurnerPerformance 5-Burner Updated 2026-08-31

Igniter electrode gap at a burner port Ceramic insulator, metal tip aimed at a burner port. Spark gap about the thickness of a nickel. SIDE VIEW · ELECTRODE GAP burner tube ports ceramic lead tip spark gap ≈ nickel ~1.8–2.1 mm to a port Tip aims at a port, not the tube wall. Cracked ceramic = replace.
Fig. — Electrode: ceramic, tip, burner port, ~nickel gap.
Two AA cells in the side-table battery well Underside of the left side table. Two AA batteries, polarity stamped in the well. UNDERSIDE · LEFT SIDE TABLE side table (from below) BATTERY WELL AA − + + AA − Two AA cells. Polarity is stamped in the plastic. Reverse = no click. Corroded springs: dry brush, not oil. Then new alkalines.
Fig. — Battery well under the side table. Two AAs. Match stamped polarity.

Performance convective ignition is usually a collector or AA module plus ceramics that hose-clamp onto 1” tubes (G432-8S01-W1 shows up on many 463- Performance carts). Piezo years still exist. TRU-Infrared Performance is not this electrode.

Photograph the full model string. Find the plate.

Diagnose

Procedure

  1. Tank off. Grates and tents out. Photograph the clamp and wire length.
  2. Pull the lead at the module so you know the true length.
  3. Unclamp the ceramic. A rusted-off rail is a firebox problem.
  4. Fit the new ceramic so the tip is a nickel jump to the tube. The verified G432 listing above is a hose-clamp electrode — compare the connector (often square) to yours.
  5. Seat the lead. Route off the grease hole.
  6. Fresh cells. Tank on. Lid open. Snap, then left knob.

Family notes: Char-Broil igniter. If the panel is rusted through around the button, stop buying ceramics.

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