Replaced melted armature - melted again after first use

Dishwasher Repair
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I have a portable GE dishwasher. It wasn’t draining and after reading on here and elsewhere it led me to the armature/solenoid. After replacing it, I can the unit and during the first "drain" cycle it drained. I had assumed it was working but this morning when I checked it there was water at the bottom of the unit again. I checked the armature again it is melted again!

I read in this thread that there might be an issue with the timer:

http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/dishwasher-repair/183191-solenoid-frozen-armature-has-melted-plastic.html

Can someone please guide me how to test the timer. Is there anything else that could be causing the brand new armature to melt again?

Also, this is a Canadian model. I can’t seem to find a schematic for it. This is the part I used to install:

http://www.appliancepartspros.com/ge-solenoid-assembly-wd21x10060-ap2039738.html

Just saw a warning now on another part suppliers website to look at the "timer" and replace it at the same time…Now I wish I had seen that before… someone else said they had the same problem, replaced and it burned out a few days later again.

Guess I want to make 100% sure the only reason it is burning out could be the timer… or, find a way to test the timer (Without the schematic I am not sure what it is). I haven’t flipped the unit down again as I need to bail out the water still.

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you could measure the voltage across the solenoid.
At the start of a drain cycle it should get 120 volts but only for a couple seconds.

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Thanks,

Is there a universal way to get to the "drain" cycle? Like, would I just I just removed the solenoid and had my meter hooked up to the electrical connection that would connect to the solenoid and I waited to see if there was a "voltage" reading but nothing came up while I waited for 20+ minutes. I thought when the proper part was in it had drained before that… I tried moving the dial forward but the voltage never changed on the meter. I guess next I will re-connect the old part and hold the meter on the connectors.

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I guess next I will re-connect the old part and hold the meter on the connectors.
That would be a good way to do it.
It should drain at the start of the cycle