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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    On the right track or not? Just wondering if I'm on the right track. I have some experience in working with audio electronics but never a motor or mechanical timer. Am I testing the motor correctly as outlined in my previous post? Based on what I have managed to find on google, it seems that...
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    Hi, Are there sites similar or related to automaticwasher and vacuumland that cover refrigerators, stoves and the like? Thank you.
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    Is this set-up the right way to check motor? Here's what I did. - Disconnected the wires from the timer/selector to the terminal block on the motor. - In the picture attached, the black clip is on the terminal where the black wire coming from the timer/selector attaches. - The red clip is...
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    ? "You just have to check for continuity through the motor overload and both windings using the wiring diagram." Is motor overload the black block with the terminals on top of the motor?
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    "#1 The motor is bad, usually with bad motors you hear something like a hum." - I'm not detecting a hum. "#2 The timer is having issues not sending the proper voltage to the proper wires." - I'm not sure how to test. ?? "#3 Something is up with the wiring to the motor. That would be my first...
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    The machine fills to the proper level. But the motor never starts. No hum, completely silent. And no, the motor does not work even when I manually advance the selector. I can hear the timer ticking and at certain points in its advance it seems that there are other "clicks". I'm assuming those...
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    more troubleshooting Ok, I got out the trusty multimeter. 5 wires come down from the selector down to a terminal block on the motor. (The terminal block seems to have a switch on it? and that appears to activate a switch on the motor itself) From that terminal block 5 wires go into the motor...
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    Thanks for the tips so far. I'll check that out when I get home later on..
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    Maytag Model A108 Troubleshooting

    Hi, My Maytag A108 decided to have some problems a couple of nights ago. Here's what is happening. 1. Washed a load. Then, on the next one the drum didn't drain. 2. The next day I emptied it out and searched online for clues as to the problem. So, I removed the front and checked for...
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