Wayne T for Model Number 110.95081401 Hello, My problem is very similar to the above problem. When trying to operate my Kenmore HE3 dryer model #110.95081401, the drum won't turn. The dryer has power and a drying cycle can be selected, there are no error codes. When the start button is pushed, a click can be heard, like a relay or solenoid, which sounds the same when the dryer functions normally. After the click, the drum won't spin. This is what I have tested so far: 1. The drum spins easily by hand. 2. With the belt off, the motor shaft spins easily by hand. 3. The motor still won't run with the belt off. 4. The motor does not hum at all. 5. The "belt broken" switch was tested with an ohm meter and is functioning. 6. When the start button is pressed I get the following voltage measurements at the wiring connector for the motor: White/Black - 120v White/Blue - 17.5v Black/Blue - 32v. 7. The Thermal Fuse was tested with an ohm meter and is functioning. 8. I checked the resistance at the motor windings and got 1.6 ohms at both the main and start windings. The tech sheet says they should read 2.4-3.6 ohms. This is low, but I'm not sure if this is the problem. 9. I the door switch is functioning. 10. When I checked the resistance across P1-3 and P1-4 on the Main Control Board per the tech sheet and got nothing, so I replaced the Main Control Board. When I removed the old board I could see a fried contact on the bottom of the motor relay (I was excited!). I put in the new board and it did not solve the problem! Could I be missing something? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Wayne T
Answer Hi Wayne. You need to put the machine into the field service test as directed in the tech. sheet in the packet inside the cabinet. Make sure the dryer terminal block has the full 240 vac at the 2- outer L-1 and L-2 legs. Also you need full 120 vac between each outer leg and the middle (Neutral) wire. If not there your dryer will have these issues. The motor runs on 120 vac , but it also has the other 120 vac leg flowing through the motor centrifugal switch to the heater circuit. Use the wiring diagram supplied in the service tech sheet . Then jump the belt switch. (Drum out) closed door switch and check for 120 vac at the motor thermal fuse and the white neutral wire. Our archives do not show the wiring diagram for your unit yet. The motor windings are low. The readings allow only 10 % acceptable rating. The motor part # 279787. Thank You. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, February 28, 2012