FIXED GE dryer GTD65EBSJ3WS no lights, but power to control board

[casner]

Model Number

GTD65EBSJ3WS

Brand

GE

Age

1-5 years

My wife kept complaining about error codes, which were always gone when I got to the machine. I didn't know about the diagnostics, because they were taped to the inside of the control section. I am an electronics engineer with almost 50 years of designing microprocessor based machines, and over 50 years of troubleshooting and beta testing, so I really understand the diagrams.

So far, I have recycled the circuit breaker, measured 121 volts between each leg and neutral and 242 between L1 and L2. (Jeff and Jake, there is no fuse on this model.) The control board has 121 volts at J101 when plugged in. Unplugging and testing for continuity, the new door switch (I thought that was the problem) is 2.7 ohms between N and J101. That seems high to me, but I'm only an engineer. Continuity between L1 and J101 shows the HIGH-LIMIT one-shot is good at 4.0 ohms. Between L1 and K502 the Inlet Safety and Outlet Control Backup devices are good. Testing between N and K504 shows the Idler Switch is good at 4.0 ohms.

It's looking like I probably need a new control board. I wish it was something less expensive. Who has good suppliers for this? The existing board says it is an EBX1580PXXX from the 2015 Dryer Redesign, dated 1/19/2017

 

[Jake]

Yes, you are correct, you will need a new control board.

The existing board says it is an EBX1580PXXX

That's usually just the production number.

Here's the control board OEM manufacturer part number for your model:

GE WE22X32939 Control Board & Chassis (AP7034504) - AppliancePartsPros.com

Control board & chassis WE22X32939 / AP7034504 made by GE

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[casner]

Jake,

Thanks! I read the other posts with similar problems, which convinced me to get the board, due in Friday. As an engineer, it bothers me a lot that the control board is only good for 3-5 years. That seems like a design flaw. Though a fellow engineer who worked in white goods for a few years told me that cost cutting leads to design compromises, so that might be it. Gotta keep those profit margins up!

Reading the Settings on the schematic sheet in the dryer indicates two settings once the board comes - User Mode and Heater Type. The latter is easy to figure out, as the dryer is Electric, not Gas. But I have no clue what the User Mode is, and the settings description is very vague. Any clues?

-Bruce

 

[casner]

Reading the Settings carefully, it seems that the User Interface Mode referred to is actually the Model from the table below, which is GTD65 or GTX65, since there is nowhere else that table is referred to. Wish the technical writers had editors.

 

[Jake]

Reading the Settings on the schematic sheet in the dryer indicates two settings once the board comes - User Mode and Heater Type. The latter is easy to figure out, as the dryer is Electric, not Gas. But I have no clue what the User Mode is, and the settings description is very vague. Any clues?

Reading the Settings carefully, it seems that the User Interface Mode referred to is actually the Model from the table below, which is GTD65 or GTX65, since there is nowhere else that table is referred to. Wish the technical writers had editors.

Yes, that sounds correct to me, I've not installed this particular control board myself as of yet, but programming procedure does come with the new control board.

Frank attached it here in his post:

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Let us know how it goes.

 

[casner]

I received the new board assembly this afternoon, and installed it. When I plugged in the dryer, all of the lights flashed continuously. Per the instructions from the sheet in the back of the control panel, I pressed the Level and Temp buttons simultaneously. This took several tries to be acceptably "simultaneous" and go into setup. The instructions mention mode 1 and mode 2, but this board started at 0 and went up to 4. I selected 1 and pressed Start. It defaulted to E (electric) for the heater, which is what I have, so I pressed Start for several seconds until it gave an acceptance buzz and all lights went off. Pressing Power brought up a normal set of lights. I did a 10 minute timed dry with the dryer empty and it ran fine.

Thanks all of you here for the assistance and sharing your frustrations so I can learn from them.

-Bruce

 

[Jake]

Excellent Bruce, glad to hear the new control board fixed it.

Thanks for the update and the details of programming your board!