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mbryans  
#1 Posted : Thursday, January 7, 2010 12:31:19 PM(UTC)
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My dryer suddenly stopped working. I can tell there is power and I can hear the timer making a clicking sound, but the dryer will not turn on. I have already replaced the on/off switch but this did not work. Any other thoughts?
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Gene  
#2 Posted : Thursday, January 7, 2010 5:39:11 PM(UTC)
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Check for continuity between the "BK" & "BU" and the "T" & "W" timer terminals while the timer in "ON" position. Post the results.

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#3 Posted : Friday, January 8, 2010 9:32:38 AM(UTC)
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ok I tested as you recomended with the following results:

"BK" and "BU" showed no reading with the timer set to "ON".
With the timer off I got as reading of 120V

"T" and "W" showed no readings at all.

Also on a recomendation I took the initiative to change the thermal fuse and the problem still exists.
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#4 Posted : Friday, January 8, 2010 4:02:58 PM(UTC)
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...With the timer off I got as reading of 120V...


Did you run a continuity test?

The following article on our forum will explain in detail how to run a continuity test using either an analog meter or a digital meter - How To Check Continuity With Ohmmeter

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#5 Posted : Saturday, January 9, 2010 4:31:33 AM(UTC)
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okay thanks my bad.

I switched the meter to ohms and got the following:

With the timer on
"BK" "BU" read 0
"T" "W" gave me a negative number which was jumping all over

With the timer off:
"BK" "BU" read negative numbers around 180
"T" "W" read 0
mbryans  
#6 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 5:01:29 PM(UTC)
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Hi Gene, just wondering if you have any thoughts on the latest? I'm still wondering what could be causing this???

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okay thanks my bad.

I switched the meter to ohms and got the following:

With the timer on
"BK" "BU" read 0
"T" "W" gave me a negative number which was jumping all over

With the timer off:
"BK" "BU" read negative numbers around 180
"T" "W" read 0
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#7 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 6:05:56 PM(UTC)
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Have you unplug the dryer prior to the test?

A negative numbers on Ohms scale sounds weird.

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#8 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 7:10:10 PM(UTC)
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I unplugged the unit and retested.

BK-BU read 0
T-W read 1 on the meter which was unchanged from where it started.

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Have you unplug the dryer prior to the test?

A negative numbers on Ohms scale sounds weird.

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#9 Posted : Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:05:32 PM(UTC)
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I unplugged the unit and retested.

BK-BU read 0
T-W read 1 on the meter which was unchanged from where it started.


These results show that there is probably nothing wrong with the timer. You said earlier that you replaced the on/off switch. Which part did you mean? Can you use the reference number from the diagram?

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mbryans  
#10 Posted : Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:39:05 PM(UTC)
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It would have been Item# 39 on the diagram for the Top and Console.
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