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Neptune dryer will not start-fuses and door switch works
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Model: MLE2000AYW Brand: Maytag Age: 5 - 10 years
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Maryland1  
#11 Posted : Wednesday, January 21, 2015 1:58:48 PM(UTC)
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Hi. You were right, of course, about the red wire:
"These two points should give the same reading as they are connected by the red wire.".

Apparently, I did not make contact with the lead and motor connection (red wire) previously. I made absolutely certain this time and it read 0 at both the start button and motor.

Ugh. Any other ideas?
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denman  
#12 Posted : Thursday, January 22, 2015 12:11:38 AM(UTC)
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Sorry but I am out of ideas as it seems everything measures OK.

Use the most sensitive resistance scale!!!

The motor reading seems strange so disconnect the gray wire and then measure from that connector to the red. It should read a couple ohms. If it is open (infinite ohms) the motor is toast. If it measures OK also read from the gray connector to the motor housing. This should be infinite ohms re: you are checking to see if a motor winding is grounded.

Make sue the timer is mid scale timed dry.
Now measure from the gray wire ti L1. Should be 0 ohms.
If OK reconnect the gray wire.
If infinite ohms then narrow down where the open is.

Now disconnect the red wire from the motor.
With the door closed and the start button pressed measure to Neutral.
It should be 0 ohms.

I would print out the wiring diagram and then use a colored pencil to mark the motor circuit. I would then once again check that circuit with a meter.
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Maryland1  
#13 Posted : Thursday, January 22, 2015 4:16:34 PM(UTC)
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Hi. I would like to thank you for all of your time and effort given to help me resolve this problem. Everything checked out. I got the electrical diagrams and found the motor tests; it turns out that the motor is fine. So, I gave up and reassembled the dryer. For some reason, it now works--at least temporarily. I have no idea why--I did not replace anything. Anyway, I truly appreciate your repeated efforts to help.
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denman  
#14 Posted : Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:09:30 PM(UTC)
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You are welcome.

Could be that there was just a bad connection in the motor circuit.
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