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Bill Noble wrote:
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Winston wrote:

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I've inspected the wires , all the way . No insulation breaks , no chafing
. The motor windings have the proper (approximate) resistance and are not
grounded . And a motor fault would only blow the fuse on that leg ...

If the motor runs with no load, check for undue friction in the drum,
if all is well, with element still off/disconnected, hook belt up and
try again
proceed in this manner to isolate the problem

I'm thinking it's in the controls , some of which are pretty spendy .
Timer is OK , haven't opened the others . Got 'lectronics ...

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Snag
Learning keeps
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let's assume for a minute that it is NOT the motor - disconnect the wires
going to the element, so the element is NOT in the circuit, and inspect the
board that drives the element - I'd expect it to have a relay to energize
the element - look at how the board is powered and trace the 220v across the
board (with power off - follow the circuit traces) - if possible, disconnect
the side that doesn't power the motor (is the motor really 110?, usually a
220V connection doesn't include a neutral) -

or, as an alternative, unplug the motor and try turning it on - if it blows
a fuse with the motor not connected you can pretty well rule out the motor.
You can substitute a lamp for the motor so you can see when it's energized