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I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is too low to jump the spark gap on the board.

I checked all condensators and diodes. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify:

unidentified components

Both have three legs:

  • Component on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ones have 160 Ω resistance.
  • Component on the right: only the righttwo left legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer, but can't see anything like this.

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I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is too low to jump the spark gap on the board.

I checked all condensators and diodes. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify:

unidentified components

Both have three legs:

  • Component on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ones have 160 Ω resistance.
  • Component on the right: only the right legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer, but can't see anything like this.

board

board from side

reverse side

I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is too low to jump the spark gap on the board.

I checked all condensators and diodes. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify:

unidentified components

Both have three legs:

  • Component on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ones have 160 Ω resistance.
  • Component on the right: only the two left legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer, but can't see anything like this.

board

board from side

reverse side

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What are these two 3-pin components in a high voltage board?

I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is totoo low to jump the spark gap on the board. I

I checked all condensators and diodsdiodes. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify:   

unidentified components Both

Both have three legs. Components on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ons have 160 Ω resistance. Component on the right: only the right legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

  • Component on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ones have 160 Ω resistance.
  • Component on the right: only the right legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer, but can't see anything like this.

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What are these components in a high voltage board?

I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is to low to jump the spark gap on the board. I checked all condensators and diods. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify:  unidentified components Both have three legs. Components on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ons have 160 Ω resistance. Component on the right: only the right legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer but can't see anything like this.

board  board from side  backside

What are these two 3-pin components in a high voltage board?

I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is too low to jump the spark gap on the board.

I checked all condensators and diodes. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify: 

unidentified components

Both have three legs:

  • Component on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ones have 160 Ω resistance.
  • Component on the right: only the right legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer, but can't see anything like this.

board 

board from side 

reverse side

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What are these components in a high voltage board?

I'm trying to fix a circuit from a waterboiler in my RV from 1982 (truma BO 128). It is responsible for opening the gas valve, creating sparks and monitoring the flame. The problem is that the voltage of the sparks is to low to jump the spark gap on the board. I checked all condensators and diods. They all seem to be fine. There are two components which I can't identify: unidentified components Both have three legs. Components on the left: the diagonal legs are shorted. The other ons have 160 Ω resistance. Component on the right: only the right legs are connected on the board. They are shorted. On the top is the high voltage connection to the spark gap inside the burner. The legs on the bottom have 134 Ω resistance to the spark connection.

I'm also unsure what creates the high voltage. I would expect a transformer but can't see anything like this.

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