Fuses in box get hot when using Kenmore Electric Dryer (only on heat cycle)

[clare]

A Zero range would be useless. 20-200-1000 means 0-20, 0-200, and

0-1000 amps - EXACTLY what you are looking for.

[Jim2009]

I justed pulled the fuse and checked the socket with an ohms meter, no short. I did another AIR cycle test and discovered I been telling you wrong I got my wires (sides) switched! Doh..Doh..!#%#!#$#@ So when I put the 15A fuse in ...in was in the heater only side and not the motor/heater side. I know I ran it on the heat cycle, but I must have ran it at the end of the cycle, cool-down portion so little or no heat.

Yeah the above statement does not make sense, will retest it. I had it running on a Heat Cycle for about 20 seconds then I flipped it to the Air only cycle and took readings, maybe the heat stayed on for a few seconds or more likely I read my notes wrong?

Yeah, the heater uses both sides. Plus, I had my sides switched in my notes, so on the Air cycle the motor side = 3.71A, the heater only side is

0, (I just re-tested it). When I run a Heat Cycle the motor/heater side increases from 3.71 to 23.6 +-.3, and the other heater only side increases from 0 to 21.5 +-.3.

Umm, I gave you bad info, so that's not true. The motor is 3.71A, the heater on the motor side is approx 20A (23.6 - 3.71 = 19.89), and the other side (heater only side) is approx 21.5A.

Thank you for your time, Jim

[clare]

You don't understand how that thing is wired. You have 3 wires. The heater connects from the red to the black. That is from fuse 1 to fuse

1. and is nominaly 240 volt. The heater does not know the white wire even exists - so whatever the heater draws on the one fuse, it draws EXACTLY the same on the other fuse. The motor and the timer motor run on nominally 120 volts , which is from one fuse to the neutral.

[Jim2009]

I'm just saying what the meter reads, no heat 3.71A on one leg, with heat the same leg increases about 20A, and the other from 0 to about 21.5A. I don't know why they are different but it's plain to see that there are.

[clare]

I think you still have a connection problem somewhere and you are still making heat somewhere other than at the element.

[Jim2009]

Hmm, OK, I will keep that in mind. Maybe after the fuse box is replaced the increase with heat will be equal on both legs.

Cheers, Jim