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    • Appliantology Live Dojo, Saturday, 12/13/2025 @10 AM ET
      13 December 2025 03:00 PM Until 04:00 PM
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Samurai's Appliance Repair Video Classroom

Watch the Samurai in live action, engaging in hand-to-machine combat with insolent appliances who have refused to fulfill their design function. We teach circuit troubleshooting on modern computer-controlled appliances at the Master Samurai Tech Academy.

136 topics in this forum

  1. Refrigerator Sealed System Diagnosis using Condenser Temperature Split

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 11 replies
    • 905 views
    • Tone Blair
    • Tone Blair

  2. No Spark on a Kitchenaid Gas Range Cooktop Burners

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 10 replies
    • 530 views
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man

  3. How to use the timing chart and schematic to troubleshoot a circuit

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 1 reply
    • 387 views
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    • Bagram

  4. Warm Kitchenaid Refrigerator - Main Board NLA - Samurai Fix without the Board 1 2

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 42 replies
    • 2.5k views
    • Daniks
    • Daniks

  5. Diagnosing a Grounded Heating Element in an Electric Dryer

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 8 replies
    • 1k views
    • seaboyz
    • seaboyz

  6. Troubleshooting a Glass Cooktop Element that Won't Stay On

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    • dfphoto
    • dfphoto

  7. Diagnosing and Repairing a Warm Samsung FDBM Refrigerator

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 12 replies
    • 3.1k views
    • mickey1515
    • mickey1515

  8. Using Voltage and Resistance Tests to Troubleshoot an Electric Range with No Bake

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man

  9. Understanding "Loading Down" in DC Power Supplies

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man

  10. GE Dryer No Run - 30 amp fuse in L1 - Using the schematic to test at electrically equivalent points

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 22 replies
    • 739 views
    • ServiceTech_Daniel
    • ServiceTech_Daniel

  11. Fixing an Oven that got Stuck with the Door Locked After Self-Clean

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 15 replies
    • 2k views
    • ss120396
    • ss120396

  12. Is death lurking on your next appliance repair? The hidden dangers of reverse polarized wall outlets

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.1k views
    • THRAMICH
    • THRAMICH

  13. Reading Timer Charts and Schematics on a Whirlpool LTE5243B Washer

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 6 replies
    • 609 views
    • Budget Appliance Repair
    • Budget Appliance Repair

  14. Tool Backpack for Appliance Repair Service Calls

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 10 replies
    • 2.2k views
    • tcmeyer14
    • tcmeyer14

  15. Troubleshooting the Motorized Damper Assembly in a Whirlpool Refrigerator

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • gavin
    • gavin

  16. Assembling an Awesome Information Arsenal for Appliance Repair Technicians

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man

  17. How do changes in gas oven ignitor resistance and supply voltage affect the ignition circuit?

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 8 replies
    • 972 views
    • Steve McQueen
    • Steve McQueen

  18. Entering Program Mode and Running the Test Program in a Bosch Dishwasher

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 0 replies
    • 193 views
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man
    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man

  19. How to Test the Evaporator and Condenser Fan Motors in a GE Refrigerator with a 9-volt battery 1 2 3

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 53 replies
    • 8k views
    • topice
    • topice

  20. Identifying and Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor TSD and PTC Start Devices

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 13 replies
    • 3.3k views
    • SbyApps
    • SbyApps

  21. What Happens When Dishwashers Are Installed In Kitchens With Poorly Insulated Walls or Floors?

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    • Hedgemo60
    • Hedgemo60

  22. Fixing an Electric Oven that Won't Bake

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    • Hedgemo60
    • Hedgemo60

  23. Troubleshooting A No-Drum Movement Problem In A Frigidaire Front-Load Washing Machine

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    • Hedgemo60
    • Hedgemo60

  24. Fixing an Iced-Up Bottom-Mount Freezer in a Maytag-Whirlpool Refrigerator

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 15 replies
    • 6.4k views
    • mvtvnc
    • mvtvnc

  25. AC Voltage Power Supplies in Appliance Repair

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 3 replies
    • 252 views
    • topice
    • topice
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