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Model: MGD6700AWW	Brand: Maytag	Age: 5 - 10 years
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gingmm2		#1 Posted : Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:20:54 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/13/2014(UTC) Posts: 1		This dryer operates fine in manual mode but will not bring the burner on in the sensor mode. I initially thought the moisture sensors were the problem then i realized that they are just probes and not thermistors.


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fairbank56		#2 Posted : Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:10:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Expert Joined: 10/16/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,806 Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Are you just testing or do you actually have wet clothes in the dryer? Control board must sense wet clothes via the sensor bars. Clean the bars. Check continuity between bars and control board connector. Also check resistance across wires (pink and orange). Should read infinity with no clothes, and approx 190 ohms ±10% with wet clothes. Eric


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