Do-It-Yourself Story

Somehow the igniter was getting hot enough to melt the flame spreader pan right above it. Over time the flame spreader melted down till it was coming into contact with the igniter. Not sure if it was an actual electric short, or something else that was caused from the contact between the two, but shaved the melted area down and no more tripped circuit breaker. replaced the panels with new stock and will check back again in a month.