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Hi,
My SERVIS M2410S Tumble Dryer has failed.
I have power, the element is heating up, the timeris working.
It failed at the change direction mode.
I have tried to get it to spin with the power on by turning the drum via the belt to see if it was an armature/winding of the motor that had failed but no success.
There is no burning smell from the motor and I can’t tell from the motor plug coupler where I should have power!
Any help much appreciated including a wiring diagram or fault finding chart!
cheers
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
Then it is likely the motors capacitor is faulty?…But first, does the motor just hum or is it completely dead?
Martin
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
Hi Martin
Is that model one with a seperate timer for the motor action?…had one or two of thoses go over the years…thedman…it is a standard capacitor start-and-run motor so if you can identify which wires go to the motor windings and which go to the cap then a meter will tell you if the circuits are ok. If you can’t…then perhaps its time for an engineer?
Clive
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
Yeah, it has the large white capacitor bolted to the side of the motor!
It is not humming it is completely dead.
So I should be getting voltage at the capacitor and none at the motor, its the capacitor that has gone?
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
Then it’s not the motor or its capacitor at fault, or even the wiring. Unfortunately your timer is at fault I reckon 🙁
As Clive also suggests 😉
Martin
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
Just to clarify:-
No Voltage @ the capacitor……..it’s the timer?
Voltage @ the capacitor and not at the motor……..it’s the capacitor?
cheers
Darren
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
I cannot recommend you do a live test…far too dangerous! Sooooo….pull the plug and test with an ohm meter…
If you disconnect the motor harness and disconnect the capacitor you can test these individually. The capacitor will show a short cicuit momentarily but as it charges from your ohm meter it will go open circuit.
The motor will prolly have three wires, two windings joined at the third connection…you can therefore measure the resistance accross each winding individually, and accross both together. The windings will have a similar resistance value, and so accross them both you should read the sum of the two.Clive
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
Don’t worry mate I work on KV live every week!
Thanks for your help!
cheers
Darren
Re: SERVIS M2410S DRUM STOPPED
In that case you should measure 240v on both connections of the capacitor and 240v on two of the three motor connections, the third remaining connection will be neutral.
I agree with Martin though…from what you say its highly unlikely to be a motor/cap fault, and these are not known for wiring probs…far more likely its the motor in the direction timer has gone o/c, in which case a new timer will be required.Clive
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