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Thread Number: 56226
early 50s kenmore dryer won't run |
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Post# 785762 , Reply# 1 9/26/2014 at 05:51 (3,493 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Post# 785897 , Reply# 2 9/27/2014 at 07:12 (3,492 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Motors For Early KM-WP Dryers | ||
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Post# 785903 , Reply# 3 9/27/2014 at 09:02 (3,492 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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John, mine has a blower mounted in a chamber above the motor and is driven by a belt. The darndest thing is that I recently found some old WP dryer wiring diagrams which show that there was some kind of a relay (I guess to keep high current out of the motor starting switch) but on mine, there is no such relay present. I'll need to talk to you about this one - I'll still need a motor for it! | ||
| Post# 786144 , Reply# 4 9/28/2014 at 21:50 (3,491 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Brian:
I'm afraid I can't offer any help on the motor you need, but I do want to wish you well in the quest to keep that beautiful pair running. We had the identical set in the early '60s, and seeing your machines brings back some fond memories. I have photos you've posted here on AW saved to my hard drive, and they make me smile when I run across them.
So - best wishes to the old girls for a long life! | ||
| Post# 786313 , Reply# 6 9/29/2014 at 18:58 (3,490 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia) | ||
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Oh I forgot! Check your door switch! If its bad it wont run! Thanks Bobby | ||
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Post# 787943 , Reply# 8 10/8/2014 at 06:38 (3,481 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Early KM Electric Dryer
In picture #1 you are looking at the Heat Relay, early dryers used these before they just let the motors centrifugal switch perform this function, in picture #2 you see a little transformer that is for the Ozone Light Bulb.
The heat relay could diffidently be the reason your dryer does not heat, you can test it one of several ways, or even bypass it for testing purposes only to see if the dryer heats. | ||
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Post# 787954 , Reply# 9 10/8/2014 at 08:27 (3,481 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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