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My dryer suddenly stopped working. I can tell there is power and I can hear the timer making a clicking sound, but the dryer will not turn on. I have already replaced the on/off switch but this did not work. Any other thoughts?
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ok I tested as you recomended with the following results:
"BK" and "BU" showed no reading with the timer set to "ON". With the timer off I got as reading of 120V
"T" and "W" showed no readings at all.
Also on a recomendation I took the initiative to change the thermal fuse and the problem still exists.
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Quote: ...With the timer off I got as reading of 120V...
Did you run a continuity test? The following article on our forum will explain in detail how to run a continuity test using either an analog meter or a digital meter - How To Check Continuity With OhmmeterGene.
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okay thanks my bad.
I switched the meter to ohms and got the following:
With the timer on "BK" "BU" read 0 "T" "W" gave me a negative number which was jumping all over
With the timer off: "BK" "BU" read negative numbers around 180 "T" "W" read 0
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Hi Gene, just wondering if you have any thoughts on the latest? I'm still wondering what could be causing this??? Originally Posted by: mbryans okay thanks my bad.
I switched the meter to ohms and got the following:
With the timer on "BK" "BU" read 0 "T" "W" gave me a negative number which was jumping all over
With the timer off: "BK" "BU" read negative numbers around 180 "T" "W" read 0
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Have you unplug the dryer prior to the test?
A negative numbers on Ohms scale sounds weird.
Gene.
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I unplugged the unit and retested. BK-BU read 0 T-W read 1 on the meter which was unchanged from where it started. Originally Posted by: Gene Have you unplug the dryer prior to the test?
A negative numbers on Ohms scale sounds weird.
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Originally Posted by: mbryans I unplugged the unit and retested.
BK-BU read 0 T-W read 1 on the meter which was unchanged from where it started. These results show that there is probably nothing wrong with the timer. You said earlier that you replaced the on/off switch. Which part did you mean? Can you use the reference number from the diagram? Gene.
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It would have been Item# 39 on the diagram for the Top and Console.
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