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

I'm thinking an over speed shutdown. Well you said it was 60 volts. Do you
remember starting speed. Does it change as you fool around. Mine begins to
over speed after turn on, but settles down.

Greg