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Originally Posted by fastfredracing
Yeah, weird about the dryer , my wife said , that is is not supposed to operate like that, but it has been for a long time now .
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You might want to look into that. The start button engages a centrifugal switch in the motor that energizes a set of start windings in the motor. If the start button or it's wiring are shorted together the centrifugal switch will open the circuit to the start windings once the motor spins up. In that case it's just a safety issue. But if the centrifugal switch itself is not opening the start windings could be running all the time. That could start a fire or at a minimum shorten the life of the motor.