I have a nearly 2 year old Horizon T101-04 treadmill that is in excellent condition except for controls that are not working. The motor is good. I suspect that the motor control board is good, and the control panel (circuit board) is bad. It displays a "lube belt" message on start up. It will not reset or go into "engineering" (diagnostic/setup) mode as described in the manual, and all of the buttons on the control panel respond with a beep (no stuck buttons). I suspect that a power surge or such has caused it to lose its "mind." I can find nothing visibly wrong with any component on the control panel board.
My previous treadmill also had an electronic failure, and I got rid of it due to the expense of fixing it, although the motor and mechanical items were good. I don't want to buy yet another treadmill with crappy electronics, and they ALL seem to fit that characterization.
Anyway, I don't want to buy a new, expensive, unreliable control panel circuit board. I want to make or buy a more reliable/durable substitute. I could use some advice on finding a bargain on a used or new industrial DC motor control and adding a safety cut-off switch to it, or making a driver circuit for the existing motor controller. I am only concerned with controlling the main DC drive motor; the incline motor can be another project or simply left as is. I could care less about the silly programs offered on the fancy control panel.
My previous treadmill also had an electronic failure, and I got rid of it due to the expense of fixing it, although the motor and mechanical items were good. I don't want to buy yet another treadmill with crappy electronics, and they ALL seem to fit that characterization.
Anyway, I don't want to buy a new, expensive, unreliable control panel circuit board. I want to make or buy a more reliable/durable substitute. I could use some advice on finding a bargain on a used or new industrial DC motor control and adding a safety cut-off switch to it, or making a driver circuit for the existing motor controller. I am only concerned with controlling the main DC drive motor; the incline motor can be another project or simply left as is. I could care less about the silly programs offered on the fancy control panel.