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Thread Number: 43031
Maytag motor problem |
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Post# 633094 , Reply# 1 10/20/2012 at 17:22 (4,204 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 633117 , Reply# 3 10/20/2012 at 20:02 (4,204 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
If I remember my two 'Tags correctly, the earlier one (late 60s) would fill and agi with the lid open, but not spin. The later one (late 70s) would not do anything with the lid open.
If it is humming it is trying to run. But one motor coil alone (see diagram on other thread) will not start the motor. The most likely suspect given what we know now, is the timer contact set for 'reverse start'. See diagram again. The run winding polarity is constant with respect to the line. For reverse start the polarity of the start winding is reversed at the timer. If any of those 3 contact sets (monopolar run, bipolar start) fails you get hum but no motion. And the motor contacts are the first to go because they are the highest current. This can be confirmed with a voltmeter while energized (use HIGH caution) or an ohmmeter unplugged (preferable). Refer again to diagram for wire color. | ||
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