I've been troubleshooting a Kenmore clothes dryer and discovered on the PCB one lead from the relay that supplies 120VAC to the motor that spins the tub had completely blown itself clean away from the PCB. It did it with so much energy that it left ocean wave shaped bends in what was left in the solder that connected it to the PCB.
I suspect that the motor was shorting out for some reason, but I don't know how to test my theory. I don't want to plug the motor directly into 120 obviously, so is there any other way I can test it to see if in fact it is shorting? I know that reading the resistance in the motor could possibly show me almost no resistance even if the motor is good so is there some other way to verify my theory?
I suspect that the motor was shorting out for some reason, but I don't know how to test my theory. I don't want to plug the motor directly into 120 obviously, so is there any other way I can test it to see if in fact it is shorting? I know that reading the resistance in the motor could possibly show me almost no resistance even if the motor is good so is there some other way to verify my theory?
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