Here are your parts
Parts for Maytag MEDB200VQ0 Dryer - AppliancePartsPros.comSee the attachment for the tech sheet. I included it just to be sure that we are both looking at the same thing.
I am assuming that all you get is a click re: you do not also hear a hum.
Attach a meter lead to the Neutral at the power cord and leave it there.
Set your meter on the most sensitive resistance scale and short the leads together to see if there is any zero offset in the meter.
White on the door switch should be 0 ohms.
Blue on the door switch should be 0 ohms with the door closed.
Keep the door closed.
P8-4 (Door) on the control board should be 0 ohms.
5M (white) on the motor should be 0 ohms.
4M on the motor should be around 1 ohm.
With the belt switch closed both sides of it should be around 1 ohm.
Both sides of the thermal fuse should be around 1 ohm.
P9-1 (Motor) on the control board should be around 1 ohm.
If all OK then your motor circuit checks out as OK.
If you do not own a meter, I would suggest you purchase a one. You can get a decent digital multimeter for under $20.00. You do not need fancy though it is nice if the leads are a couple feet long.
If it saves ordering one unnecessary part it has paid for itself and you end up owning a useful tool.
Most places will not let you return electrical parts so if you order it, you own it.
A couple things to watch when measuring ohms and continuity
1. Always remove power from the machine otherwise you could blow your meter.
2. Always disconnect at least one side of any device you are checking. This eliminates the possibility of measuring an alternate/parallel circuit path.
3. When checking for closed contacts and continuity use the lowest scale (Usually 200 ohms). Then try higher scales. This scale is 0 to 200 ohms so if the device you are measuring is 300 ohms this scale would show an open circuit which it is not, you are just measuring outside the scale's dynamic range.
4. When you start always short the meter leads together. This will tell you that the meter is working and if there is any 0 offset.
There is a good STICKY at the start of this forum about it's use.
