10-02-2021, 05:40 AM
I am ready for either possibility, now that I have this multimeter and I know how easy it is to open up the dryer. And yes, I figured it was the coils too.
Proud of myself for presumably fixing my dryer…..bought my first multimeter in the process!
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10-02-2021, 05:40 AM
I am ready for either possibility, now that I have this multimeter and I know how easy it is to open up the dryer. And yes, I figured it was the coils too.
10-02-2021, 06:40 AM
Every now and then I drag out a Simpson 260 instead of the Fluke or cheap AMZ DMM.
I really like that the needle doesn't move until measuring something, instead of an LCD digit randomly popping up like bubbles in a soda.
10-02-2021, 01:12 PM
Racer X wrote: Or if its gas, the ignitor coils. It's been the fuse in the two gas machines I've had.
10-02-2021, 03:08 PM
I bought a Sears Craftsman DVM a decade ago.
The cheapy one died. Not that the Craftsman was very expensive either. $20? But I do miss my old shop Flukes and Simpsons. Craftsman has come in handy for our 15yo Kenmore dryer as well. Gas solenoids a couple years back and some other bit I've forgotten. Hardest part was getting my paws in a tiny little space so as to avoid taking the entire beast apart. $10 parts and an hour of my time. Round these parts, prolly saved $200. When you're in there, vacuum out as much lint as you can get at. If a itty bitty bit gets in the igniter cone, you can end up with a 8k whistle that goes off every time the gas ignites. Annoying as hell. I didn't feel like going back in to find it. It finally got et, or whatever, a year later. And again. https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?...sg-2602053 Thanks Cary. Looks like I never posted the fix. Eventually, I took off the Taco relay box after putting light pressure on the pcb and having the relays clatter intermittently. The pcb had 2 cold solder joints on the 110v terms. Sold as new, but judging from the solder, I'd say the HVAC guy ripped me off again and it was a refurb. 2 solder joints, an hour of time and cold, prolly saved $500 as I doubt an "emergency" heating call in the dead of winter would have soldered instead of selling me another "new" box for $300 plus "labor". I love fixing my own stuff. Wish I took automotive in high school.
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10-03-2021, 02:19 AM
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10-09-2021, 01:34 AM
Forgot to update this thread with the results. The fix worked exactly as expected. Igniter came in less than 24 hours from the time I ordered it (basically was waiting for me when I woke up). Very stoked! Saved a few hundred dollars at the least. Only cost me $15, and an hours worth of my time (research, ordering parts, installation).
10-09-2021, 03:42 AM
excellent!
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