Hello!

I have a GE electric dryer that stopped working midway through the third load of the night. I am getting zero reaction from it at all (no clicking or buzzing). I've tested the power to the machine and it seems fine. (with a multimeter)

So.. I horrified my wife by tearing it apart and removed the drum so I could get a look at all the gooey insides. I started testing as best as I could (considering I have no idea what I'm doing) and I have continuity on the door switch, start switch and also the thermo high limit right.

I'm attaching the wiring diagrahm. Can anyone tell me the route of the start circuit and which components I still need to test? Should I be able to get zero ohms across the red to brown on the control timer? The "overload" protector looks like it is built right into the motor. Does that sound right? Can I still test it?

Sorry for all the questions, hopefully someone can help me out!

Thank your for the help. I think I have a bad timer. I was able to jump the hot lead on the timer to the thermal fuse and get the motor to fire up. It also occurs to me that the timer has not been "winding down" to off for a long time. I'm not entirely sure how the dryer was even turning off, maybe just over heating?

I think we are going to just by a new one, I think this thing is a lemon.

Thanks again!