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Posted by badgolferman on February 9, 2007, 2:32 pm
badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:27:16 PM, wrote:
> RBM, 2/9/2007,11:43:59 AM, wrote:
>
> > On the three posts , if you connect a volt meter across the two
> > outer posts, do you get 240 volts?
>
> No, there is not. But there is 120 VAC to chassis ground from each
> post when running and 15 VAC when not. What does that tell you?
Also the heat type selector switch toggles between 0 ohms, 33 ohms, and
infinity.
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Posted by badgolferman on February 9, 2007, 2:58 pm
badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:32:57 PM, wrote:
> badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:27:16 PM, wrote:
>
> > RBM, 2/9/2007,11:43:59 AM, wrote:
> >
> > > On the three posts , if you connect a volt meter across the two
> > > outer posts, do you get 240 volts?
> >
> > No, there is not. But there is 120 VAC to chassis ground from each
> > post when running and 15 VAC when not. What does that tell you?
>
> Also the heat type selector switch toggles between 0 ohms, 33 ohms,
> and infinity.
I messed around with all the wires on the switch panel. I took them
off and put them back on again. The dryer HAS started to work again.
I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it was just corroded contacts.
Thanks for the help you all gave.
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Posted by on February 9, 2007, 3:06 pm
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:58:32 -0500, "badgolferman"
wrote:
>badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:32:57 PM, wrote:
>
>> badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:27:16 PM, wrote:
>>
>> > RBM, 2/9/2007,11:43:59 AM, wrote:
>> >
>> > > On the three posts , if you connect a volt meter across the two
>> > > outer posts, do you get 240 volts?
>> >
>> > No, there is not. But there is 120 VAC to chassis ground from each
>> > post when running and 15 VAC when not. What does that tell you?
>>
>> Also the heat type selector switch toggles between 0 ohms, 33 ohms,
>> and infinity.
>
>I messed around with all the wires on the switch panel. I took them
>off and put them back on again. The dryer HAS started to work again.
>I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it was just corroded contacts.
>Thanks for the help you all gave.
Yep, if you're not sure what to do it never hurts to play with your wire...:)
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Posted by mm on February 9, 2007, 3:19 pm
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:58:32 -0500, "badgolferman"
>badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:32:57 PM, wrote:
>
>> badgolferman, 2/9/2007,2:27:16 PM, wrote:
>>
>> > RBM, 2/9/2007,11:43:59 AM, wrote:
>> >
>> > > On the three posts , if you connect a volt meter across the two
>> > > outer posts, do you get 240 volts?
>> >
>> > No, there is not. But there is 120 VAC to chassis ground from each
>> > post when running and 15 VAC when not. What does that tell you?
>>
>> Also the heat type selector switch toggles between 0 ohms, 33 ohms,
>> and infinity.
>
>I messed around with all the wires on the switch panel. I took them
>off and put them back on again. The dryer HAS started to work again.
For the first 10 or 20 years of my repair "career", starting about age
8, that's mostly what I did. Take something apart and put it back
together and it works. I never knew why in most cases.
>I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it was just corroded contacts.
>Thanks for the help you all gave.
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Posted by Steve Barker on February 9, 2007, 6:17 pm
don't you hate that? I know I do.
--
Steve Barker
Take something apart and put it back
> together and it works. I never knew why in most cases.
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