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

On 11/19/2013 8:21 PM, Danny D'Amico wrote:
but, here is a large-format picture that I had taken earlier.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/1...8917aa93_o.gif

What would make that huge neutral get that hot so as to melt
the insulation to a caramel color?

Could it be as simple as that rusty screw?

Rusty screw can very well lead to over heating,
which might explain the brown insulation.

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