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John I will have to locate a wiring diagram for a Maytag DG306 dryer. I wanted to order a electronic dry for the DG606, but I decided to order a timer since I want to customize the DG606. Installing the timer wasn’t that difficult, but now I have to locate a wiring diagram. Dan or Ben might know how to wire a 306 timer in.
 
Thanks Repairguy! Now I’ll be able to wire the timer in. One thing I will need is the little start switch that goes behind the timer dial, but I can just borrow the one from my DE306 since it uses the same start switch that goes behind the timer dial.
 
Start switch for a DG 306 Maytag dryer

You could also just skip the start switch and then it would be like older Maytag dryer’s without this feature, the start switch was sort of funky the way they installed behind the dial anyway and really didn’t always operate that smoothly.

This is of course only a good idea if there are no children playing with the dryer.

John
 
One problem I am having is trying to figure out where some of the wires go on to the timer. I’ve been studying the schematic to see which wire goes where, and I do have a general idea where they go, but I just don’t want to chance anything at all.

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Hi Sean. Even if the markings on your timer are worn or illegible, you should be able to positively identify the terminals very quickly with a multimeter and the process of elimination.

Note that the timer has four terminals. The timer unit in the schematic shows three which are electrically connected, and a fourth at the bottom which has no internal connections to the timing blocks - just a convenient place to connect several external wires.

On your actual timer, the topmost connection has three lugs, so it appears to be that fourth unconnected terminal. The bottommost connection is the only one with two lugs, so it is likely to be the "Red / 9" connection on the schematic.

That leaves two single terminals left. ONE of those will have continuity to RED/9 if the knob is turned to the AIR FLUFF cycle, and the other will not. The one which does, is the "BLACK" terminal on the left side of the schematic. If you see continuity to both, or no continuity to either, you likely have the timer knob set in the wrong position.

For safety and peace of mind that you identified everything correctly, you can also (still with everything disconnected) check for continuity across the other terminals. The top connection (with the motor lead unhooked) shouldn't ever show continuity to any other terminal, regardless of the timer position. The remaining three terminals should show continuity or an open circuit with the other terminals according to the timer knob position and the logic depicted in the chart.
 
The part that is basically throwing me off is where you connect the power cord to. The only wire I figured that goes onto the timer is the purple wire that comes from the refulating thermostat, and that is pretty much it.
 
No offense... but if you have the schematic in front of you, and can't figure out how the power cord connects to the timer, then you are in way over your head. Guessing with electrical connections on a gas appliance is frankly, dangerous.

You should have someone else who knows their way around electrical circuits help you out on this one. And by "help you out", I mean wire the dryer themselves in person and verify the connections and operation are done safely, before it is ever plugged in or hooked up to the gas line.

There's no shame in calling in the experts. It's not defeat, it's the smart thing to do under the circumstances. And it's far better than electrocuting someone or burning your house down.
 
I ended up borrowing the timer from my Maytag DE306. I got it mostly wired up, and I have 2 more wires from the power cord I need to put onto the timer, but I am not so sure which one goes where. I’ll post a picture of the timer in the DG306 (DG606)

Yes? No? Close? Incorrect?

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I already matched everything up on the timer and schematic for you on Facebook messenger a week ago. I don't know what else to say.. I previously offered to solder the wires to the board if you would mail it to me and correct the board damage, at no expense other than postage. This is your problem now.
 
Well, to me, it’s a shame how that board can’t be put to good use... I wonder what the other side of Iit, containing the actual electronics are like... Neat to have something that sophisticated in even the oldest of dyers employing it, from when electronically-controlled drying was invented!

I never even got to ever see or acknowledge during a repair, that feature in mine!

While maybe it cannot be luck, I wish you success in your project...

— Dave
 
Update: got everything wired and hooked up, and it works!

Here’s a video on YouTube of the timer I installed on the DG606

 
Dave, there is a good picture of the front side of both versions of the electronic control circuit in this thread:
https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?36101

As you can see, there isn’t much to it. That’s why I have such high confidence that Sean’s original board, damaged by the soldering attempt, could still be used successfully with a little soldering help.
 
I dried about a dozen or so loads in the Maytag DG306 (yes laundry was piling up lol), and it does take longer to dry, but definitely gets warm enough to get things dried. One thing I noticed is the burner stays on for a pretty long time, and all the thermostats are wired in and working correctly, and the vent it is hooked up to isn’t restricted at all.
 
Proper Gas Dryer Operation

When you have a good normal sized load the burner should NOT cycle OFF till the clothes are nearly dry, this means NO cycling off for 30-40 minutes in most loads, this same thing is true on nearly all gas and electric dryers.

 

John L.
 
>> I bought a timer since I am not entirely sure how to wire it in. The DG606 is now a DG306,
>> and I did get it installed, but haven’t wired it yet.
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>> I ended up borrowing the timer from my Maytag DE306.

They should have been identical timers with identical cycles, part number 3-2454 for both DG306 and DE306 (and several other dryer models).
What prompted you to take apart your working dryer for its timer?
 
^The one on the from his DE306 has more labeling. He already had to swap over his intermittent-closed start switch since his new timer didn't come with one, for whatever reason it was easier to understand the other one for him. I just don't question his logic anymore, as long as he gets a result, eventually. Should be a cinch to wire up the other one now, when he gets a second start switch.
 

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