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Posted on May 10, 2010

Treadmill shuts off when I start walking/running.

The treadmill shuts off when I start walking/running.
I turn off, unplug and it does not come back on. I have to let it set for a little while and then plug in and reset.
I turned it on and let it run for 30 minutes (no one walking on it) and it did not turn off.
I tried it another night and it shut off as soon as I started walking on the belt.
I have moved the safety key around and it does not seem to do better or worse.
Could it be the switch? Safety Key? Board?

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Sounds to me like you have a bad Drive Motor. Doesn't hold a load and has to cool off before it restarts.

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Dear Sir:

Thank you by your request. I hope everything is o.k

Now I will try to help you.

You have electrical-mechanical Problem:

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Dear Sir:

I hope your are very well in union with your family.

I will help you inmediatel.

Please do the following:

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Here are the most common symptoms and solutions:
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Symptom: The treadmill operates for a given period of time and the circuit breaker on the treadmill trips causing you to have to reset the breaker, or let it cool off then reset the breaker.

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  3. Symptom: The treadmill shuts down in an intermittent pattern…there is no rhyme or reason to when it will shut down. I get an error code or nothing shows up on the panel. I have to either unplug the treadmill or reset it to restart the treadmill.
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