Pat
09-23-2010, 08:35 AM
I know it's not a Marauder part but with laundry from two adults, two grandchildren and my mother, a washer and dryer are daily drivers.:(
Yesterday when I went to dry clothes the dryer was inop. Found the circuit breaker tripped at the fuse box. Reset breaker, no help. :cry:
So with my trusty $10.00 multimeter I determined that the voltage input and dryer controls were OK. Moving to the door interlock switch I felt that the action tang was not "clicking". An ohm check revealed that there was no continuity through the switch regardless if the tang was depressed or not.:D
A trip to the parts store for a new $30.00 (including tax) switch, a few minutes to install it and VOILA, dryer works fine and lasts a long time.
:beer:
Cost for repairman- in excess of $200.00, cost for a new dryer $500-$700.:shake:
Knowledge from Air Force training - priceless. :up:
I feel good (as the song says). Patricia and I are going to Magazine Mountain in Arkansas Thursday. ;)
Regards,
Yesterday when I went to dry clothes the dryer was inop. Found the circuit breaker tripped at the fuse box. Reset breaker, no help. :cry:
So with my trusty $10.00 multimeter I determined that the voltage input and dryer controls were OK. Moving to the door interlock switch I felt that the action tang was not "clicking". An ohm check revealed that there was no continuity through the switch regardless if the tang was depressed or not.:D
A trip to the parts store for a new $30.00 (including tax) switch, a few minutes to install it and VOILA, dryer works fine and lasts a long time.
:beer:
Cost for repairman- in excess of $200.00, cost for a new dryer $500-$700.:shake:
Knowledge from Air Force training - priceless. :up:
I feel good (as the song says). Patricia and I are going to Magazine Mountain in Arkansas Thursday. ;)
Regards,