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jlmac27		#1 Posted : Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:26:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/20/2009(UTC) Posts: 12		Hello guys, Glad to have found this site,a lot of useful information here.I am working on my dryer that is not heating.I am confused with testing for continuity.I have a digital meter.I have it set on 200.The thing I get confused with is I read you should get a reading of zero when good,and infinity when bad.But then I read that coils should read 1220, 1365,560.Are all the parts suppose to show some resistance?Or just the coils?Thanks in advance for your help! also....model#LGR4634JQ2


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jlmac27		#2 Posted : Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:50:44 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/20/2009(UTC) Posts: 12		I have a reading around 82 for the ignitor,is this correct?


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jlmac27		#3 Posted : Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:32:08 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/20/2009(UTC) Posts: 12		Well I fixed the problem,it was a thermal fuse and cycle thermastat.My question now is,Would clothes being piled up on top the dryer keep the timer from advancing,and as a result burn out my thermal fuse?


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jlmac27		#4 Posted : Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:46:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/20/2009(UTC) Posts: 12		Thanks for the help guys!Appreciate it!:eek:


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Qtip		#5 Posted : Monday, November 23, 2009 7:15:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/2/2009(UTC) Posts: 176		The most common cause of those parts going bad are insufficient air flow.. clean the vent hose and make sure plenty of air blows out from where the vent connects outside


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jlmac27		#6 Posted : Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:06:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/20/2009(UTC) Posts: 12		Thanks for the reply, I did check my outside vent and it was clean,buuuuuuut when I read this forum I went ahead and banged my duct work around and when I looked outside there was a pile of lint sitting there.So I guess that was the cause of my thermal fuse burning out.I have to admit I have never worked on a dryer before,but after some research from this forum I can say I learned quite a bit,hell I didn't even know how to read a multimeter.Thanks for the insight!


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