Product review (5 stars): When a dryer dies it's a nightmare to fix!
Exactly what we needed. We have a Roper brand dryer (made by Whirlpool). One day my wife turned the dial to put it on the load type she wanted, and it seemed to, in her words "crank kind of hard like it was sticking", soon there after the dryer stopped working. You'd go to hit the on button and get nothing. It's dreadful when this happens because there are SO many things that it could be, and you can't really determine what the problem is without some trial and error. You can use a low ohm setting on an ohm meter, but even then it's inexact.

For anybody in the same position with their Whirlpool or Roper dryer - Go to YouTube, there are great videos about what could be wrong. TRY REPLACING THE FUSE FIRST, it's located behind the back panel of the dryer, quick and easy to replace, and cheap. They say 70% of the time that's the culprit. If, like me, it wasn't, than move on to the next possibility (this timer, the on/off switch, or the door switch).

I found this particular timer to be very easy to replace. Really, all of the components are a breeze to replace. 5 minute job with the right tools.