Whirlpool LER4634J Electric Dryer "centrifugal switch bad" Questions

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Question about GE Dryers

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...centrifugal switch in the motor kicks in and gives power to the motor until the timer stops it or the door is opened.Your motor centrifugal switch could be bad due to poor contact or heavy linting in ...

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...centrifugal switch on the drive motor. The drive motor has a centrifugal switch that engages when the motor begins to spin. Some dryer motors have a separate centrifugal switch that can be replaced, ...

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...noise behind the timer button Most likely the start switch or door switch has failed. Other failures can also cause this symptom: bad timer, broken belt, bad centrifugal switch, bad motor,

Question about Whirlpool Dryers

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...and the power cord plugged in. The start switch or door switch is most likely the problem. Other failures could also cause this symptom: bad timer, thermal fuse, motor centrifugal switch,

...Centrifugal switch in the motor is either bad, or a wire is disconnected or burned off. Be careful and disconnect electricity before checking. You will have to flip the top and remove 4 screws to ...

...centrifugal switch is bad". Anyone run into this issue before or have a fix? Jeff, If your centrifugal switch is bad, more than likely you are going to need a new motor because those are built into ...

Question about Kenmore Dryers

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...centrifugal switch selects the start winding, but the run winding is always selected, according to the wiring diagram. So, it could be a bad centrifugal switch, or a bad motor. You can test the motor ...

Kenmore dryer only runs while start button is depressed. Timer ? Thermostat ? Centrifugal switch on the motor. Either the switch is bad or te motor is not turning fast enough to engage it. Eric

...centrifugal start switch in the motor is malfunctioning -- the motor is running on the start winding and not switching (via the centrifugal start switch) to the run winding. The smell is because the ...

...be? bad capacitor Most dryer motors that I’m familiar with don’t have capacitors. They have start and run windings that is switched between with a centrifugal switch. Your motor sounds like it is

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