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Model: 665.17019401	Brand: Kenmore	Age: 5 - 10 years
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richappy		#1 Posted : Thursday, August 2, 2012 8:38:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Bench tested motor 8534942, put 115 volts to red and blue wires, motor ran consistently backwards. There are 4 wires, one for ground, red and blue for power and a yellow wire. Have no idea what the yellow wire is for. Tried shorting it to either the red or blue wires, made no difference. Hope someone has seen this before.


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richappy		#2 Posted : Thursday, August 2, 2012 10:52:56 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Ok, found problem. The yellow wire is a bias wire that shades the stator field to force the motor to run the right direction. It's blown open.


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