tangledchutelines
Mar 17, 2007, 06:50 AM
I found a troubleshooting guide inside the cabinet that says,
"...set timer to the start of the Regular wash cycle and pull the know out. If the motor does not rotate, check for a poor connection in the timer line switch or door lock switch. If good, and motor does not run go to step 3".
Step 3 then asks me to,
"Remove the six-pin plug from the speed control unit.l Measure the voltage between pins 5 & 6 on the harness. If the meter reads 0 check the connection in the timer line switch or door lock. If the meter reads 120 VAC go to step 4"
Soooo, I measured the voltage between pins 5 & 6 and got 0 VAC... so I removed and disassembled the door lock switch (it snaps apart.) The door lock switch has 2 solenoids in it. One solenoid locks the door AND completes a circuit (turns ON the line switch) giving the unit power IF the door is locked. I checked for continuity when I manually made the contact (as would be the case if the solenoid was actuated) and got continuity across the terminals.
Soooo, I reinstalled the door lock unit and concluded that IF the door is locked then the line switch is activated. Well, the door lock IS activated so I conculde that the door lock switch is NOT defective.
Now I'm trying to figure out how to troubleshoot the timer line switch.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHICH TERMINALS I CAN CHECK CONTINUITY ACROSS TO VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIMER LINE SWITCH?
"...set timer to the start of the Regular wash cycle and pull the know out. If the motor does not rotate, check for a poor connection in the timer line switch or door lock switch. If good, and motor does not run go to step 3".
Step 3 then asks me to,
"Remove the six-pin plug from the speed control unit.l Measure the voltage between pins 5 & 6 on the harness. If the meter reads 0 check the connection in the timer line switch or door lock. If the meter reads 120 VAC go to step 4"
Soooo, I measured the voltage between pins 5 & 6 and got 0 VAC... so I removed and disassembled the door lock switch (it snaps apart.) The door lock switch has 2 solenoids in it. One solenoid locks the door AND completes a circuit (turns ON the line switch) giving the unit power IF the door is locked. I checked for continuity when I manually made the contact (as would be the case if the solenoid was actuated) and got continuity across the terminals.
Soooo, I reinstalled the door lock unit and concluded that IF the door is locked then the line switch is activated. Well, the door lock IS activated so I conculde that the door lock switch is NOT defective.
Now I'm trying to figure out how to troubleshoot the timer line switch.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHICH TERMINALS I CAN CHECK CONTINUITY ACROSS TO VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIMER LINE SWITCH?