On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:25:56 +0000 (UTC), Danny D'Amico
wrote:

On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:55:24 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:

I'd pull the plug, check for continuity between
power and ground prongs of the plug. I'd also
open up the case, and look for bare, burnt,
or loose wires.

This is the 3-pronged 220 volt cord connected to this dryer:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/1...a63d0028_o.gif

I think, IIRC, two of the prongs are 120 volt hot wires, 120 degrees
out of phase (that's the 220 volts); while the third, I think, is a
neutral wire.

180 degrees, but technically, no. It's opposite sign, not 180 degrees
out of phase. ...and it should be 240V (twice 120V).

So, I think, IIRC, the 120V circuitry in the dryer (e.g., the light
bulb and the controls and perhaps even the motor) run off one of
the hot wires and the neutral; while the heater runs off the full
220 volts from the two hot wires and the neutral.

The timer usually runs off 120V.

So, there is no ground that I know of, if I understood this correctly.
That's why I asked if you guys ADD a ground wire in this situation?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/1...473a60a8_o.gif

The ground is a must, for safety. At one time, it was allowed to run
the timer current though ground. A neutral conductor is now required
for that current.