Ha ha ha Mint, you a funny guy! Safety relay? Engineers always use too many screws and way more parts than needed. I often put thing back together with a bunch of parts left over and they work just fine. ;-)
I read a post by op9 regarding the theory of operation of Flame rods or ionization probes from back in July of 2007 - http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=163477 which was very informative. My question is, can a flame rods or ionization probes go bad? Are there any active parts in them...