salvaging components from a clothes dryer.

[Pirateguy]

so my clothes dryer broke the locking mechanism of the door but is mechanically and electrically intact.
i will be getting a new one and am wondering, besides what must be a fairly beefy motor, what could i salvage from it?

also: any safety concerns i need to address?

[schmitt trigger]

Does the board have an electronic or mechanical controller?

If the former, there may be few components, sensors or displays that you could salvage. If the latter, there could be some switches.

The power cord. Here in the US, many times they sell you the power cord separately, and because of the heavy wire, it can be expensive.

[Pirateguy]

not sure, haven't looked inside yet.

the thing has been in use recently so i want to check if
there are safety issues like with TVs n stuff first.

[sokoloff]

Electric dryer, once unplugged and cooled, is inert and safe.

Gas dryer, once unhooked and gas verified as not leaking, is inert and safe.

Might there be a power supply cap that’s charged? Sure. Is it going to bite you? Not hard enough to worry about.

[Brumby]

If it has an electric heating element - you could use that as a high power resistor.  It might not be a convenient shape, though.

[Rick Law]

so my clothes dryer broke the locking mechanism of the door but is mechanically and electrically intact.
i will be getting a new one and am wondering, besides what must be a fairly beefy motor, what could i salvage from it?

also: any safety concerns i need to address?

I don't know if your local market is the same as the USA...

I know you are talking about dryer, but my washer experience my apply.  I have replaced a lot of parts on my old washer all from eBay.  The timer, the sensors, etc., etc.  If you take out the control board you can eBay it.  Even the knobs and the leveling screw/legs.

[ignator]

Fairly minor part to repair and keep using.
Unless the motor bearings are failing. But that depends on if the motor is the type that can be taken apart, and repaired.
The normal reason to discard is motor burnout, or electronics failure.