Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
It is not something I understand Sam, I have been in electronics since 1961 but on the radio repair side.
Stress gets at me now if I delve too deeply into something new, it affects my heart rate.
Too many years in business I guess : )
I do not know where the encoder is, unless it refers to the large chip on the motor board.
I can fix a lot of present day stuff, capacitor faults and so on, but am better with valve equipment : )
Thank you for your interest,...
G0RIT
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Last Activity: 07-24-2022, 04:55 AM
Joined: 06-23-2022
Location: Mullion Cove Cornwall
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
Not unless there is some engineering mode I know nothing about. Reebok treadmills have a calibrate mode for speed, but that as far as I know is it.
There is no way that I know or have heard, of connecting into the device, or a trouble shooting mode on its own screen.Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
I have wired a switch in series with the incline motor so it cannot run at switch on.
After about 3 seconds a relay on the motor board clicks, after that the supply to the lift motor can be restored and all works as it should.
A delay device of some sort is required which I will sort out later.
It could be the relay is slow or some other reason, but difficult to pin it down without a circuit or good knowledge of the workings of this type of circuit.
God Bless G0RIT Allen...Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
I run or did until recently three miles a day at 76, but the hills out of Mullion Cove are now a problem which I am trying to over come.
I do not want heart surgery or any other intervention, as our son-in-law died at their hands, the courts have supported this.
I was given the device and find it hard with anything electrical or mechanical not to fix it : )
I expect some of you gentlemen are the same, I would rather have a used device and fix it that buy a new...Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
The motor running at start up has thwarted all of the calibration suggestions on line so fat. It does have a calibrate mode button but so far I have been unable to find instructions....Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
No it was in two halves when I obtained it on Free Cycle, getting it up the steps into my radio workshop one floor up was fun : )
The only difference to its operation assembled, would be that the motor would be under load, there are no other sensors on the unit other than the one on the lift motor itself, it is however worth a try.
Not easy to do at the moment as I have another older one taking up a lot of space.
I obtained this one as the older one had a belt drive...Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
The thread moves in and out if stopped from turning, it does not have any stops.
The software only allows it to travel so far, that is when it is working correctly as stated below.
I have spent some more time on it today, taking the motor out. It does not have limit switches but relies on the software to limit its travel, which sounds risky, but that is as far as I can tell the way it is. It has a sensor, magnetic with probably a reed type switch, this produces on and off when the motor is running, I...Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
Thank you for your interest, it has a sensor, but I assume that counts the turns similar to the actuators on a driven satellite dish. I will take a look inside the motor as your suggestion is a thought. It could be trying to reset to zero height at power on ?Leave a comment:
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Re: Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
I should have said disconnect the down lead not the up lead age you know : ) The lift motor is also not under load, as I have the treadmill on its end to work on the motor board so un-coupled its screw from the frame it lifts.Leave a comment:
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Reebok one GT40s treadmill lift motor runs at switch on
Good evening I am working on a Reebok oneGT40s treadmill. It had a flashing display which the replacement of D3 rectified. However the lift motor now runs when the mains is turned on and does not stop. If I then select start so the tread motor runs and disconnect the up lead to the lift motor it stops. If I then reconnect the lead the lift motor works as it should with the controls. It will continue to work correctly until the mains is turned off and on again, or the safety device is removed and replaced. It then runs again and only by disconnecting and reconnecting the up lead will it operate... -
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Good evening from Mullion Cove Cornwall. I am 76 and started in Radio and TV servicing in 1961. We ran our own business repairing radio TV and radio telephones from 1977 till 1986, when we moved to Cornwall to run a gift shop until 1995. I have a radio workshop and supply service data online for all types of radio and test equipment. I joined as I like sharing the repair of my own equipment with others and helping if I can. As soon as I am able to post I have a question on a Reebok motor board that I have now working, but still...Leave a comment:
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