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Electric dryer - thermal fuse question
Hi
Our Sears electric dryer went completely dead about 2 seconds after pressing the "push to start" button. Completely dead - as in no power even to the 10 watt light inside the drum. I've located a 196 degree thermal fuse in-line to the motor that could be responsible for complete power loss to everything 120v if it's gone bad. With both leads disconnected I'm getting a reading on that thermal fuse that flips between .5 and .6 ohms. (Lowest scale on the meter I have on hand is 200 ohms.) To my knowledge I should be reading zero ohms if the fuse is good. Is a paltry .5 ohm reading enough to indicate that a thermal fuse is bad? Thanks Rick |
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