Internal Motor Diagram And Schematic - Amana ALW540RMC Technical Information

Internal Motor Diagram and Schematic

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to washer before servicing, unless
testing requires it.
Start
Terminals
High Speed
Terminals
Low Speed
Terminals
Start
Winding
High Speed
Winding
Low Speed
Winding
Protector
RT3100019 Rev. 0
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One or Two Speed Motors
Continuity exists between switch
terminal R and Red wire.
YES
Manually depress actuator.
Continuity broken between
switch terminal R and Red wire.
YES
Continuity exists between switch
terminal P and Red wire.
YES
Manually depress actuator.
Continuity broken between
switch terminal P and Red wire.
YES
Continuity broken between
switch terminal P and Violet wire.
YES
Manually depress actuator.
Continuity exists between switch
terminal P and Violet wire.
YES
Motor switch checks OK.
4-5 ohms between Brown wire
and Red wire.
YES
1-2 ohms between Blue wire and
Yellow wire.
YES
1-2 ohms between Yellow wire
and Violet wire.
YES
Continuity exists between Yellow
wire and White wire.
YES
All motor windings checks OK.
WARNING
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Inoperative start winding.
NO
Inoperative high speed winding.
NO
Inoperative low speed winding.
NO
Inoperative common lead.
NO
4
Inoperative start switch.
Replace switch.
Inoperative high speed
switch. Replace switch.
Inoperative low speed
switch. Replace switch.
Replace motor.
Replace motor.
Replace motor.
Replace motor.
March 2001