"JimGC" wrote in message
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"Peter" wrote:

Carbons on a hotpoint dryer I dont think so !

Do you mean the motor won't have carbon brushes but some
other kind or that you think it might be some other fault?
Cheers...


Most tumble drier have induction motors which don't have carbon brushes in
them, but work on permanent magnets. You might find that the burning smell
is coming from the heating element on the back of the front casing. If
there is a build up of fluff and things on the element holders, which are
normally china or ceramic rings fixed to the casing somehow and are easily
broken if handled roughly, then it will smoulder while the machine is being
used.