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Posted by RBM on February 9, 2007, 11:43 am
On the three posts , if you connect a volt meter across the two outer posts,
do you get 240 volts?
> Steve Barker, 2/9/2007,10:35:23 AM, wrote:
>
>> there's nothing to a dryer. So no real reason to replace it (at a
>> cost of $300 - $1000) just because it needs a $79 element. As
>> mentioned before, make sure you have proper electric service to the
>> machine. Then unplug it and start taking it apart from the back.
>> You'll find there's about a half a dozen parts that make up the
>> entire machine, and you'll probably find the element burned out.
>> COULD be a thermostat switch, but they are easy to check with an ohm
>> meter.
>
> There are three single post connections on the back of the drum with
> only one wire going to them. When not running they each have 15 VAC on
> them and when running they each have 120 VAC. With the wires off they
> all have some resistance between each other but not the same ohm value.
> If the element was bad wouldn't there be an open between those three
> connections?
>
> There are also two other sensor type items with two wires each. One is
> black and has numbers on it. It has a short between the posts with the
> wires off. The other also has a short between the posts with the wires
> off.
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