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I am at a loss - Changed the motor and fan but the dryer still won't run. Checked the thermal fuse, high limit cutoff, door switch, starter relay, etc. and everything checks fine. have 120 volts to three wires going to the motor - both the red and blue wire have 120 volts - the green wires ground continuity is good - white wire is common with 5 volts - not sure what the other wire is for - do not have a wiring diagram for the motor. any help would be appreciated. we plugged in the new motor and it worked until we hooked everything back up. the dryer worked, we shut it off & now it won't work again. The motor is not even humming - it won't even try to come on.
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Here are your parts Replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL WED5560SQ0 29`` ELECTRIC DRYER | AppliancePartsPros.comSee the attachment for the wiring diagram [COLOR="DarkRed"]have 120 volts to three wires going to the motor - both the red and blue wire have 120 volts - the green wires ground continuity is good - white wire is common with 5 volts [/COLOR] I do not know where your reference meter lead is but to check for voltage across the motor you have to measure the white to the blue at the motor. If referencing to Neutral then the white should have been 0 volts, that you see 5 volts points to it not being at Neutral. When you checked the various components did you disconnect at least one side of them. This ensures that you do not read an alternate/parallel circuit path. Check the Timer Switch 4. Check the motor windings for continuity. Since you are seeing 120 at the motor's blue I would say the BK/BU timer contact set is OK but would not hurt to check it. It sounds to me that your problem is in the neutral going to the motor. |
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Originally Posted by: Eeyore1026  I am at a loss - Changed the motor and fan but the dryer still won't run. Checked the thermal fuse, high limit cutoff, door switch, starter relay, etc. and everything checks fine. have 120 volts to three wires going to the motor - both the red and blue wire have 120 volts - the green wires ground continuity is good - white wire is common with 5 volts - not sure what the other wire is for - do not have a wiring diagram for the motor. any help would be appreciated. we plugged in the new motor and it worked until we hooked everything back up. the dryer worked, we shut it off & now it won't work again. The motor is not even humming - it won't even try to come on. go to www.**************.com thay have repair manuals
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Checked everything - it started for about 30 seconds on the wrinkle guard - but then went off on its own and would not start again. I don't know what else to check. Like I said we've already replaced the motor and blower. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Unplug the unit and attach one meter lead to the Neutral and leave it there.
Best to do this at the power cord.
Set the unit to timed dry mid cycle.
Set the meter to it's most sensitive.
Before starting short the meter leads together so you can see if there is a zero offset.
Now work your way back through the circuit.
First test point would be T on Timer Switch 4.
Then W Timer Switch 4
Then 5M on the motor
All the above should be 0 ohms.
Then 4M on the motor. Meter should now read about 1.5 ohms (motor windings)
Then BU on the Start Switch
Push the Start Switch and check the other side of the switch contacts.
Keep the timer switch pushed in.
Then BU on the timer
Then BK on the timer
And finally L1 on the power cord. |
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