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Paul Drahn

On 9/28/2012 1:37 PM, wrote:
hi folks,
my treadmill has been in storage for a few months, i took it out for use& found it stops about a second after the motor starts turning (with no load on belt)
the problem is intermittant in that by persisting with the start& stop buttons eventually i can get the motor to run as it should& go for a run on it.once the treadmill is warmed up, however the problem does not reoccur.

i googled a bit& found a test to verify motor ok by connecting motor direct to a multimeter& reading off DC voltage at 3mph. i got 60v, which is well above the minimum generally acceptable 28v. i checked that the speed sensor is clean(even though it doesnt look like an optical one).

The controller board has a big cap on it& a relay. any ideas what to try next?
thanks
L
When was the last time you waxed the area under the belt where you walk?
Is the belt sticking to the metal?

Paul