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Model: LGQ7030KQ1	Brand: Whirlpool	Age: 1 - 5 years
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mbryans		#1 Posted : Thursday, January 7, 2010 12:31:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/7/2010(UTC) Posts: 6		My dryer suddenly stopped working. I can tell there is power and I can hear the timer making a clicking sound, but the dryer will not turn on. I have already replaced the on/off switch but this did not work. Any other thoughts?
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Gene		#2 Posted : Thursday, January 7, 2010 5:39:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Check for continuity between the "BK" & "BU" and the "T" & "W" timer terminals while the timer in "ON" position. Post the results. Here is the Wiring sheet. Here are the breakdown diagrams and Replacement parts for WHIRLPOOL LGQ7030KQ1 | AppliancePartsPros.com Gene.
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mbryans		#3 Posted : Friday, January 8, 2010 9:32:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/7/2010(UTC) Posts: 6		ok I tested as you recomended with the following results: "BK" and "BU" showed no reading with the timer set to "ON". With the timer off I got as reading of 120V "T" and "W" showed no readings at all. Also on a recomendation I took the initiative to change the thermal fuse and the problem still exists.
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Gene		#4 Posted : Friday, January 8, 2010 4:02:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Quote: ...With the timer off I got as reading of 120V... Did you run a continuity test? The following article on our forum will explain in detail how to run a continuity test using either an analog meter or a digital meter - How To Check Continuity With Ohmmeter Gene.
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mbryans		#5 Posted : Saturday, January 9, 2010 4:31:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/7/2010(UTC) Posts: 6		okay thanks my bad. I switched the meter to ohms and got the following: With the timer on "BK" "BU" read 0 "T" "W" gave me a negative number which was jumping all over With the timer off: "BK" "BU" read negative numbers around 180 "T" "W" read 0
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mbryans		#6 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 5:01:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/7/2010(UTC) Posts: 6		Hi Gene, just wondering if you have any thoughts on the latest? I'm still wondering what could be causing this??? Originally Posted by: mbryans okay thanks my bad. I switched the meter to ohms and got the following: With the timer on "BK" "BU" read 0 "T" "W" gave me a negative number which was jumping all over With the timer off: "BK" "BU" read negative numbers around 180 "T" "W" read 0
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Gene		#7 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 6:05:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Have you unplug the dryer prior to the test? A negative numbers on Ohms scale sounds weird. Gene.
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mbryans		#8 Posted : Monday, January 11, 2010 7:10:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/7/2010(UTC) Posts: 6		I unplugged the unit and retested. BK-BU read 0 T-W read 1 on the meter which was unchanged from where it started. Originally Posted by: Gene Have you unplug the dryer prior to the test? A negative numbers on Ohms scale sounds weird. Gene.
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Gene		#9 Posted : Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:05:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Originally Posted by: mbryans I unplugged the unit and retested. BK-BU read 0 T-W read 1 on the meter which was unchanged from where it started. These results show that there is probably nothing wrong with the timer. You said earlier that you replaced the on/off switch. Which part did you mean? Can you use the reference number from the diagram? Gene.
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mbryans		#10 Posted : Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:39:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 1/7/2010(UTC) Posts: 6		It would have been Item# 39 on the diagram for the Top and Console.
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