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Dean Hoffman[_9_]

On 9/28/12 3:37 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

Loose/corroded connections can do some weird things. Have you
removed and reinstalled the relay if it's plug in style?