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1968 Versatronic Dryer Issues |
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Post# 353860 6/1/2009 at 12:08 (5,436 days old) by jons1077  (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Hey guys, Unfortunately I come writing with bad news. I have been using my 1968 Versatronic GE dryer as a daily driver for a couple of months now. I tend to switch it out with the Westinghouse to give them each some time in the spotlight. Last night I had to pull the GE out until further notice. This old dryer has been running like a champ for over a year now. It is an excellent machine to say the least. However, last night, with only a twist of the timer knob, the dryer shorted out. I am not sure where the short occured. I popped the top and checked the wiring above the drum but could not see any obvious damage there. I'm wondering if it was the timer itself that shorted out. There was definitely an odor of burned electrics inside the drum. I plan on looking much further into this today. I will have to pretty much disassemble it now. I'm guessing it must be a timer issue since I did not even get a chance to start it before it shorted and popped the breaker. Was hoping some of you here with this kind of experience might have some insight on what to look for. I'm so sad this happened. It is such a beautiful machine and does such a great job. I really want to fix it and get it back into service. Thanks! Jon (I attached a picture of the dryer panel so you guys know what I'm talking about.) 
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Post# 353868 , Reply# 1 6/1/2009 at 12:21 (5,436 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Did you get a burning plastic smell? Check for burnt/discolored terminals at the timer and/or burnt bakelite shell of the timer. | ||
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Post# 354006 , Reply# 2 6/1/2009 at 21:52 (5,435 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Hmm... | ||
| Post# 354014 , Reply# 3 6/1/2009 at 22:20 (5,435 days old) by a440 () | ||
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Dang! Your heating element didn't crack? If the smell was in the drum, it could be your heating element. Quick fix and still available. Let us know what you find out. Great looking dryer! Brent | ||
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Post# 354019 , Reply# 4 6/1/2009 at 22:47 (5,435 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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I'll have to check that too... | ||
| Post# 354062 , Reply# 6 6/2/2009 at 01:15 (5,435 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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Did you check the breaker box at the fuse/breaker panel? Sometimes as a fail safe they trip, or if they are those old 220 shotgun shell fuses, they fry there first. | ||
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Post# 354104 , Reply# 7 6/2/2009 at 08:24 (5,435 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 354117 , Reply# 9 6/2/2009 at 10:05 (5,435 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Post# 354189 , Reply# 11 6/2/2009 at 18:00 (5,435 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Cornutt,
What you described could very well be the issue. The smell of smoke was inside the drum for sure. I am certain these are original elements in this dryer as it appears no work was ever done to it. So elements heat up even when the dryer is not started? I didn't think it did that but what do I know? I'll have to dive into it a little later and see what the elements look like. The circuit panel in the house is modern...no old fuses. The short was heard in the dryer and I am using the Westinghouse dryer from the same outlet and it's doing fine. I can safely rule that possibility out. I really do apprecite the helpful pointers from all of you. It'll get fixed one way or another even if it means all new wiring, etc. Jon | ||
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Post# 750638 , Reply# 15 4/17/2014 at 10:24 (3,655 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE Dryer Not Heating
The burnt diode on the dryness board is not the cause of the no heat condition, Check out the heating circuit in the dryer and before you spend too much time on the dryer make sure the dryer still has 240 volts at the terminal block, even though the dryer still runs you may have lost one of the hot legs on the circuit feeding the dryer which will keep it from heating at all, the wiring label should be glued on the back of the dryer.
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Post# 750764 , Reply# 16 4/17/2014 at 19:14 (3,654 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE Dryer Not Heating
The burnt diode on the dryness board is not the cause of the no heat condition, Check out the heating circuit in the dryer and before you spend too much time on the dryer make sure the dryer still has 240 volts at the terminal block, even though the dryer still runs you may have lost one of the hot legs on the circuit feeding the dryer, the wiring label should be glued on the back of the dryer.
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