"Nuked Worker" wrote in message
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I greatly appreciate all the help everyone is offering. Hopefully with
some greater minds than mine, I can get this resolved. Here's a couple
of issues I've run into so far: GE answer centre has no recognition of
the model number when I tried to order a replacement manual; hooking up
the R,W,B,g as one would expect gives odd results.

FWI That model is listed, with only a diagram of the mechanical parts at
www.partselect.com .
That diagram shows a circuit breaker unit; which I suggest may normally be
part of the cooktop?
Maybe that's where those other wires 'normally' terminate? is the unit
perhaps missing that item?
That doesn't mean, in my opinion, that it cannot be installed and work
properly and safely, but proper analysis and correct electrical installation
to code would need to be made to the, ground, white, red and black supply
from the circuit breaker/fuse panel.