marks
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The part came and I replaced it and it still isn’t shutting off!
'75 DE806 not shutting off after cool down
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Could be a bad part - did you repeat the same continuity test?
bradfordwhite
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And why is this not a problem from the timer?
I'm not a Maytag expert and it sounds like the timer gets almost to the end and stops moving. Like a contact for the timer motor lets up too soon.
I'm not a Maytag expert and it sounds like the timer gets almost to the end and stops moving. Like a contact for the timer motor lets up too soon.
Because the DE806 is an electronic control machine that doesn't actually have a timer or timer motor. Instead it uses the charging and discharging of a capacitor, and some other components as electro-mechanical logic elements/switches, to regulate how long the machine should run and how things shut off in sequence.
Using the ladder test procedure above from Let’s Talk Service, does it shut off at all? Beginning to suspect the electronic control/capacitor is on the fritz if all connections are good at the control.
bradfordwhite
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So apparently Maytag was the leader with fake knobs/cycle selectors that look like a traditional timer but actually control some type of computer?
606 and 806 control doesn't have minute markings, just settings for Regular, Perm Press, Air Fluff, and Damp Dry. They don't move from the selected function through the cycle to an Off position ... there is no Off position. There's a Highlander model and of course the 906 that have pushbuttons instead of a rotary knob.
bradfordwhite
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I always thought the 806 had a standard timer and the fancier lighted panel.
The 906 dryer was rapid advance.
They're fun to look at anyway. Fixing them ?
The 906 dryer was rapid advance.
They're fun to look at anyway. Fixing them ?
They all have the same control module inside the panel. 906 dryer is not rapid-advance, there is no mechanical timer involved.
906 washer has a mechanical rapid-advance timer.
606 dryer, 806, and another 806 or 808.
So from what I understand the dryer recognised the load is dry, than goes into a temperature controlled cool down which doesn't self terminate even though the temperature sensor has been replaced and is thus probably known good?
If so - even though I know nothing about those dryers - I would dare to guess that there is some sort or relay or otherwise electrically activated switch of some kind that switches the motor to mains?
That could very well be sticky.
With a sticky relay, it might just stay closed even though the coil voltage is removed.
If so - even though I know nothing about those dryers - I would dare to guess that there is some sort or relay or otherwise electrically activated switch of some kind that switches the motor to mains?
That could very well be sticky.
With a sticky relay, it might just stay closed even though the coil voltage is removed.
bradfordwhite
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Thanks for that Glenn.
I actually had a 806 dryer I picked up when I was collecting in 2002 with that panel and timer. But was so overwhelmed with all the appliances I never got to check out the timer. I had no idea it was entirely electronic.
Now, how to fix the dryer at hand? Why won't it shut off and are timer parts still available for these dryers?
I actually had a 806 dryer I picked up when I was collecting in 2002 with that panel and timer. But was so overwhelmed with all the appliances I never got to check out the timer. I had no idea it was entirely electronic.
Now, how to fix the dryer at hand? Why won't it shut off and are timer parts still available for these dryers?
marks
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The stair step above still would say that the cool down sensor should be the issue. When it’s cold there is no continuity on the new part.
marks
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Ben, where is the electronic control capacitor? I’ll test that next.
The capacitor is mounted on the electronic control assembly itself, vs. the 08-12 series being part of the harness connector. It would be difficult to test with it in circuit. Any chance you could take a few pictures of the control? I'd like to see the condition of the terminal connections.
Is the dryer dinging at all when attempting to dry a full load on either Regular or Perm Press, and not shutting off? Or has it stopped dinging completely? If you start the dryer can you manually shut the dryer off by moving the slider on the back of the switch towards the solenoid (use an insulated tool for this test)?
The replacement cool down stat is acting normal if open when cold.
Ben
Is the dryer dinging at all when attempting to dry a full load on either Regular or Perm Press, and not shutting off? Or has it stopped dinging completely? If you start the dryer can you manually shut the dryer off by moving the slider on the back of the switch towards the solenoid (use an insulated tool for this test)?
The replacement cool down stat is acting normal if open when cold.
Ben
marks
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It runs the full cycle and dings, clothes are dry, but then it still goes into the endless cool down and never shuts off. Here are some pics of the control.
Looking A-OK
Before mucking with the wiring, test the shut off slider on the back of the control switch.
Before mucking with the wiring, test the shut off slider on the back of the control switch.
marks
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Is the shut off slider the little clip the paper clip attaches to? If so, it moves, but it’s a little crunchy.
Yep, it's the brown/dark colored wafer that the paper clip is attached to.
It shouldn't be crunchy. Did it shut the dryer off, or take several cycles (move slider to off, dryer doesn't turn off, press the control knob to on, repeat)?
As I mentioned earlier, these switches are starting to become the Achilles heel of the electronic control HOH dryers.
Ben
It shouldn't be crunchy. Did it shut the dryer off, or take several cycles (move slider to off, dryer doesn't turn off, press the control knob to on, repeat)?
As I mentioned earlier, these switches are starting to become the Achilles heel of the electronic control HOH dryers.
Ben
You need a selector switch
John
John
