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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
David L. Vie, Union, MO (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A controller for use in a gas furnace system including a gas valve and an ignition device is provided. The controller includes a circuit board, a control circuit connected to the circuit board, and a plurality of harness connectors mounted to the circuit board. The control circuit is configured to control operation of the gas valve and the ignition device. Each harness connector is configured to mate with a wiring harness to electrically connect the control circuit to at least one component of the furnace system. Each harness connector includes a plurality of pin connectors defining a pin configuration of the corresponding harness connector, and each pin configuration is different than the other pin configurations. At least one pin connector from each harness connector is electrically connected in parallel with one of the pin connectors from each of the other harness connectors.