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Hi all, We've been manually lighting the burners on our cooktop for some months, but due to being locked down due to COVID in Australia there's no excuse to keep putting these things off.. The problem keeps changing which has been very confusing. First the ignitors kept triggering while all burners were off. This stopped after a while but now only two out of four ignitors would trigger at all. This was manageable as they were the two burners we used most. Once the cooktop caused a mains short. I pulled the plate off and swapped positions of the cables in the spark module and found that the ignitors worked fine but only two of the ports coming out of the module were working, so I ordered a new spark module and replaced it yesterday. New module worked perfectly, all four ignitors triggering when they were supposed to, four working burners, job done! Until today while we're cooking our dinner, the ignitors start to trigger unprompted again! It's worth noting that the unprompted sparks don't seem to be random, it's a consistent spark but much less frequent than the one caused by engaging the switch, firing at perhaps 20%. I cannot check for continuity in the switches as they are fully enclosed in plastic The burners and ignitors are all clean, there's nothing stuck anywhere thats pressing a switch or anything, I'm stumped! Any advice to point me in the right direction is appreciated. Thanks in advance, Lachlan

GE Gas Cooktop Spark Switch Assembly Wire Routing Part Instruction View File PUB WB00X7149 Submitter Samurai Appliance Repair Man Submitted 08/18/2017 Category Appliance Repair Manual Pot Luck Supper  

I have a gas valve number 704504K.Its a valve that can only be turned by 1/2 turn maximum.I am looking for the correct spark switch for it. I do not have a reference to the previous switch, but it looks like switch 704512 would work. The switch is described as firing at 160 degrees.Can someone confirm that this is the right switch ?is the 160 degrees measured anti clockwise or clockwise ?The knob on my switch only turns anti clockwise.