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Brand:GE
**Model Number:**PGB908SEM1SS Main Symptom:Bake not firing correctly. Measured resistance across bake gas igniter is 277 ohms. What happens & when: sometimes turn on bake, after couple mins loud boom thsn it lights. often, takes longer than normal to light. sometimes slight gas smell. I suspect, and plan to replace, the igniter.
Your site shows two: WB13X25261 and WB13K21.
Do you agree my problem is the igniter?
if so, what part should I order? The igniter on your site looks diff from whats in my oven???
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Since the gas valve is able to open, and the ignition does occur, the igniter would be the least likely cause of failure. In a case like this, the first step would be thoroughly cleaning the burner tube jets and making sure the igniter is properly in line with the tube.
I cleaned the gas tube jets with a paper clip. All appeared to be clear before i did it. While While I was there, I put a clamp amp meter on the bake igniter white wire that goes to valve. When I turned on baker to 350, the measured current slowly rose from 0 to 2.3 amps and hovered there. For comparison I did similar measurement of broiler gas igniter. I put clamp amp meter on broiler igniter blue wire that goes to valve. When I set broiler to max, the measured current quickly jumped to 3.0 amps and stayed there.
After I closed the oven up and turned has back on, I set the bake to 350. The igniter stayed glowing. After almost 4 minutes it did not light so I cleared the bake.
I then turned the broiler to max. The igniter glowed. After about 4 minutes it finally lit. I then cleared it.
I notice on the valve it shows a rating as ā3.3/3.6 AMP 60 HZā
The igniter is positioned correctly and the resistance is technically within tolerance of a resistance check. However, a resistance is considered within tolerance if it measures within 40-400 Ohms which is not an accurate testing method. The amp draw is the most accurate method. The bake igniter having less than a minimum of 2.9 Amps flowing would indicate a weak igniter. For it to be able to eventually open the safety valve at only 2.3 Amps is not very common at all and could possibly be another potential issue. However, since the igniter is outside of the Amp range of tolerance, a minimum of 2.9 and as high as 3.6 Amps, the igniter would be an issue. WB13K21 Oven Bake Igniter | Genuine Ge OEM In Stock
Problem resolved! Replaced the bake gas igniter with new one just as WilliamM/APP Team recommended. Turned bake on to 350 and it lit within a minute. Thank you WilliamM/APP Team.
