GE WSM2780R Technician Manual page 27

WASHER T I M E R T E S T I N G
The u s e r must push i n t h e t i m e knob
and t u r n i t c l o c k w i s e t o advance t h e
t i m e r . P u l l i n g t h e t i m e r o u t w i l l
s t a r t t h e washer, push knob i n t o
s t o p washer.
C A U T I O N ! ADVANCING T H E T I M E R I N THE KNOB
OUT P O S I T I O N ( W I T H 115 VOLTS ACROSS I T OR
RUNNING) CAN DESTROY THE S W I T C H CONTACTS
A N D P O S S I B L Y D A M A G E O T H E R W A S H E R
COMPONENTS.
DISCONNECT LAUNDRY CENTER FROM E L E C T R I C A L
POWER SUPPLY BEFORE MAKING ANY C O N T I N U I T Y
TEST.
To check t h e t i m e r motor o p e r a t i o n ,
d i s c o n n e c t t h e two l e a d s f r o m t h e
t i m e r m o t o r and c o n n e c t them t o a
p r o p e r 1 y f u s e d 1 2 0 v o l t s e r v i c e
c o r d .
P l u g t h e c o r d i n t o t h e w a l l
r e c e p t a c l e and c h e c k i f t h e m o t o r
g e a r i s t u r n i n g .
c o n t a c t s a c t i v a t e d b y a s e r i e s o f
cams c o n t r o l t h e w a t e r d e l i v e r y ,
w a t e r t e m p e r a t u r e , m o t o r , and l i d
D e t e r m i n e i f p o s s i b l e w h i c h
l o c k .
p e r i o d o f t h e c y c l e i s i n o p e r a t i v e .
When i t h a s been d e t e r m i n e d w h a t
p o r t i o n o f t h e c y c l e i s n o t
f u n c t i o n i n g , check t h e c i r c u i t f r o m
t h e t i m e r t o t h e component w i t h a
c o n t i n u i t y t e s t e r .
t h e t i m e r o u t ( r u n n i n g p o s i t i o n ) ,
t u r n t h e t i m e r knob s l o w l y t h r o u g h
t h e p o r t i o n o f t h e c y c l e you need t o
t e s t . I f c o n t i n u i t y show p o s i t i v e ,
t h e c i r c u i t w i l l be c l o s e d .
be n e c e s s a r y t o o p e r a t e t h e t i m e r
w i t h a t e s t c o r d a l l o w i n g t h e motor
t o r o t a t e t h e cam n o r m a l l y .
The t i m e r s h o u l d be r e p l a c e d as an
assembly and SHOULD NOT B E REPAIRED.
M u l t i p l e s w i t c h
With t h e knob o f
I t may
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