I moved up to a 100W bulb and it will now power up LCD monitors, but I have a 21" multisync that still won't power up (blinks). There aren't many options for higher wattage, as I understand it I will need to use multiple bulbs and I believe i need to connect them in parallel, is this correct?

How do I figure out what wattage I need for various different equipment?

R_J, that is my understanding. A couple of followup questions. Would an 18G wire be sufficient?

As I look at the schematic, it seems like when energized the relay turns on the motor. It seems like, therefore, if the relay goes bad then the dryer should function in every way, except the motor wouldn't come on and thus no clothes get dried. In my situation, nothing happens. The light inside the drum is on, but the control panel does not come on nor is there any kind of operation other than the interior light. Thus I am assuming that somehow the controller chip is monitoring this...

STJ, don't know how you got your understanding. I thought I was quite clear that I am looking to deal with a bad trace between the relay and the power connector. Bypassing the relay would have the motor running full time regardless of the setting. I don't see how that could possibly be a good idea. You never asked for clarification nor mentioned that would be a bad idea, if that was your thought.

Why can't someone answer the base question? I can appreciate that the relay may well be the cause and to really fix this the relay may need to be addressed, but is there a problem if I hard wire to make sure the problem is the relay and not the trace?

I appreciate your advice, but you aren't answering my question. I don't see why I would need to remove the relay. It seems to work fine, when the board works. I would assume that a relay either works or it doesn't. Why would a relay work for a while, then stop and after "resting" work again?

Additionally, I purchased a used replacement board that had the same problems. Close examination of this board showed it had the relay replace and it appears that when the relay was replaced the trace I am asking about direct wiring was damaged and soldered to repair it. So I...

If I understand your comment correctly, if the relay is bad then hard wiring it won't do much/anything. I would assume that a relay will either work or not and since it does work after reset it seems like to issue isn't with the relay. If there is a poor connection and depending on what the controller chip is monitoring I am thinking that it is reacting to the damage to the trace and that is what is causing the error/failure. Again, assuming that the trace is the cause then I am thinking that if I hard wire from the relay post to the power post (exactly what the trace does) then I should be...

This is a while since the post was made, but I finally got around to building the dim bulb tester. I used a 75 W bulb and used it on a number of flat panel monitors and a pc. In all cases the bulb glows and then goes out and cycles this way continuously. The devices turn on then off with the bulb. I was expecting the device to turn on and the bulb to turn on then go off if all was working well and for the device itself to keep power. What is this behavior telling me?...