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GE Gas Oven Won't light ignitor issue? John H 11-11-2007
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Posted by John H on November 11, 2007, 3:34 pm
I have a GE gas oven model JGBP40WEH1WW. The glowbar / ignitor doesn't
glow (and the oven won't light). The broiler works fine. I replaced
the ignitor with a genuine GE replacement part, and it still doesn't
work. I used my simple neon circuit tester (similar to
http://z.about.com/d/homerepair/1/8/c/-/-/-/neon_tester.jpg) and it lit
when I turned the oven on, and stopped lighting when I turned it off.
(The part I got had no connectors, I had to cut the old ignitor's wires,
and splice in the connectors using the ceramic wire nuts that came with
the new part. I inserted my circuit tester into those wire nuts.)
I've searched for an answer, and can't find anything. Would a bad
thermostat cause this problem? There are no faults/error codes on my
stove's display. Any suggestions?

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Posted by Nate Nagel on November 11, 2007, 3:39 pm
John H wrote:
> I have a GE gas oven model JGBP40WEH1WW. The glowbar / ignitor doesn't
> glow (and the oven won't light). The broiler works fine. I replaced
> the ignitor with a genuine GE replacement part, and it still doesn't
> work. I used my simple neon circuit tester (similar to
> http://z.about.com/d/homerepair/1/8/c/-/-/-/neon_tester.jpg) and it lit
> when I turned the oven on, and stopped lighting when I turned it off.
> (The part I got had no connectors, I had to cut the old ignitor's wires,
> and splice in the connectors using the ceramic wire nuts that came with
> the new part. I inserted my circuit tester into those wire nuts.)
> I've searched for an answer, and can't find anything. Would a bad
> thermostat cause this problem? There are no faults/error codes on my
> stove's display. Any suggestions?

did you ohm out the new ignitor?

nate

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Posted by John H on November 11, 2007, 5:11 pm
Hi Nate,
Yeah, after I sent my help note, my father-in-law stopped by with his
meter. We didn't know if it would mean anything, but we checked
continuity ohms and got nothing. I was just sitting down to post the
update. I take it we should have expected continuity?
John H

Nate Nagel wrote:
> John H wrote:
>> I have a GE gas oven model JGBP40WEH1WW. The glowbar / ignitor
>> doesn't glow (and the oven won't light). The broiler works fine. I
>> replaced the ignitor with a genuine GE replacement part, and it still
>> doesn't work. I used my simple neon circuit tester (similar to
>> http://z.about.com/d/homerepair/1/8/c/-/-/-/neon_tester.jpg) and it
>> lit when I turned the oven on, and stopped lighting when I turned it off.
>> (The part I got had no connectors, I had to cut the old ignitor's
>> wires, and splice in the connectors using the ceramic wire nuts that
>> came with the new part. I inserted my circuit tester into those wire
>> nuts.)
>> I've searched for an answer, and can't find anything. Would a bad
>> thermostat cause this problem? There are no faults/error codes on my
>> stove's display. Any suggestions?
>
> did you ohm out the new ignitor?
>
> nate
>

Posted by The Freon Cowboy on November 11, 2007, 5:30 pm
yep!!!!!

>Hi Nate,


Posted by Nate Nagel on November 11, 2007, 8:39 pm
yeah, should be a low resistance, not sure exactly what but I would say
less than a hundred ohms

nate

John H wrote:
> Hi Nate,
> Yeah, after I sent my help note, my father-in-law stopped by with his
> meter. We didn't know if it would mean anything, but we checked
> continuity ohms and got nothing. I was just sitting down to post the
> update. I take it we should have expected continuity?
> John H
>
> Nate Nagel wrote:
>
>> John H wrote:
>>
>>> I have a GE gas oven model JGBP40WEH1WW. The glowbar / ignitor
>>> doesn't glow (and the oven won't light). The broiler works fine. I
>>> replaced the ignitor with a genuine GE replacement part, and it still
>>> doesn't work. I used my simple neon circuit tester (similar to
>>> http://z.about.com/d/homerepair/1/8/c/-/-/-/neon_tester.jpg) and it
>>> lit when I turned the oven on, and stopped lighting when I turned it
>>> off.
>>> (The part I got had no connectors, I had to cut the old ignitor's
>>> wires, and splice in the connectors using the ceramic wire nuts that
>>> came with the new part. I inserted my circuit tester into those wire
>>> nuts.)
>>> I've searched for an answer, and can't find anything. Would a bad
>>> thermostat cause this problem? There are no faults/error codes on my
>>> stove's display. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> did you ohm out the new ignitor?
>>
>> nate
>>


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