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Default 220V dryer sparked on startup (3 wire) What to test?

On 11/14/2013 8:29 PM, Danny D'Amico wrote:
On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:47:47 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote:

You may also want to look at the dryer where the power wire is. As this is
only a 3 wire cord make sure there is a strap going from the neutral wire to
the frame of the dryer. This should be factory installed so it can be used
for 3 wires or bent out of the way if a 4 wire cable is used.


Hmmm... There is no *external* 'strap" going to the steel frame of the dryer.
Are you saying there should be an *internal* strap that I can look for?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/1...f128caf4_o.gif

Please be careful listening to this person. Three
wire dryer connection has two hots and a ground.
No neutral. And, you'd never deliberately connect
a neutral to the frame or case.

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