Hi all,
I noticed this forum has addressed problems with treadmill motors in the past so I thought I would post my issue and see if anyone can help. I know very little to nothing about circuits/electronics so bear with me.
I have a NordicTrack C2300 treadmill that is about 10 years old but maintained well. Recently, the motor controller died on it after a hard run so I ordered another one and installed it myself. The good news is that everything looks to be working fine now...except...
when I select any speed on the console, the "speed" display will show that speed for exactly 8 seconds and then the display goes back to 0.0mph (even though the belt continues to run at the proper speed and th). NordicTrack said it was likely the reed switch so I went ahead and ordered that and replaced it. Same problem. The LED light on the motor controller is blinking like it should.
So, again not knowing anything about this stuff...I have no idea what is going on. I had heard that you should be able to waive a magnet in front of the reed switch and see the console react but it stays at 0.0 after the initial 8 seconds. If I put the treadmill into demo mode through the calibration menu, it shows the accurate mph without a problem. It's only when I go back to the regular operational mode that I have this 0.0mph problem. If I disconnect the reed switch from the motor controller, it still does the same thing. How would the treadmill continue to know what speed I pushed if disconnected the reed switch?
Any thoughts on what I can check to narrow down the problem? I thought it might be a loose cable in the console but if that was the case, it wouldn't register the right mph in demo mode?
I noticed this forum has addressed problems with treadmill motors in the past so I thought I would post my issue and see if anyone can help. I know very little to nothing about circuits/electronics so bear with me.
I have a NordicTrack C2300 treadmill that is about 10 years old but maintained well. Recently, the motor controller died on it after a hard run so I ordered another one and installed it myself. The good news is that everything looks to be working fine now...except...
when I select any speed on the console, the "speed" display will show that speed for exactly 8 seconds and then the display goes back to 0.0mph (even though the belt continues to run at the proper speed and th). NordicTrack said it was likely the reed switch so I went ahead and ordered that and replaced it. Same problem. The LED light on the motor controller is blinking like it should.
So, again not knowing anything about this stuff...I have no idea what is going on. I had heard that you should be able to waive a magnet in front of the reed switch and see the console react but it stays at 0.0 after the initial 8 seconds. If I put the treadmill into demo mode through the calibration menu, it shows the accurate mph without a problem. It's only when I go back to the regular operational mode that I have this 0.0mph problem. If I disconnect the reed switch from the motor controller, it still does the same thing. How would the treadmill continue to know what speed I pushed if disconnected the reed switch?
Any thoughts on what I can check to narrow down the problem? I thought it might be a loose cable in the console but if that was the case, it wouldn't register the right mph in demo mode?