vestaviascott
- Jul 28, 2013
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I need some help with basic troubleshooting to figure out why my treadmill console is dead. When I apply power, I can see the red power LED come on on the lower control board, there is also an "Info" led that comes on briefly then goes off.
However, the control panel at the top is dead and has no visible signs of life.
I think my first task is to check to see if I'm getting power at the PCB of the upper console, correct?
I have a multimeter but I need a basic introduction of how to proceed to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for your help. Pics are below:
Here's a shot of what the panel SHOULD look like when turned on:
Here's what the pins looked like after the connectors were accidentally pulled off:
And here's a look at the board after the pins were straightened and the connectors put back into place. I oriented them so that the snap side was on the side where the stencil shows an open gate. Note, J12 is the fan and I've just removed that for now. J14 was open and those pins got bent by J12 when the connectors were snatched by the weight of the control panel flipping over during transport.
And FINALLY, here's a shot of my brand new multimeter that I need help using to diagnose the problem with this control panel:
History of the failure:
I bought the treadmill for $20 from a guy who just wanted it gone. He said that the "Start" button did not work but everything else worked, including the display. We had to disconnect the main panel to get it into the back of my SUV for transport, only to find it would't fit. So I had a buddy with a pickup truck pick it up a few days later from this guy's garage.
Apparently when they loaded it, the panel pulled away from the main wiring harness and bent several of the board pins. I was able to straighten the pins out and put the connectors back onto the board, but I'm not certain they are on correctly. The entire connector pieces (both of them) came off the board for all affected wires, so there was no way to tell other than the stencil, which way to put them back onto the board.
However, the control panel at the top is dead and has no visible signs of life.
I think my first task is to check to see if I'm getting power at the PCB of the upper console, correct?
I have a multimeter but I need a basic introduction of how to proceed to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for your help. Pics are below:
Here's a shot of what the panel SHOULD look like when turned on:
Here's what the pins looked like after the connectors were accidentally pulled off:
And here's a look at the board after the pins were straightened and the connectors put back into place. I oriented them so that the snap side was on the side where the stencil shows an open gate. Note, J12 is the fan and I've just removed that for now. J14 was open and those pins got bent by J12 when the connectors were snatched by the weight of the control panel flipping over during transport.
And FINALLY, here's a shot of my brand new multimeter that I need help using to diagnose the problem with this control panel:
History of the failure:
I bought the treadmill for $20 from a guy who just wanted it gone. He said that the "Start" button did not work but everything else worked, including the display. We had to disconnect the main panel to get it into the back of my SUV for transport, only to find it would't fit. So I had a buddy with a pickup truck pick it up a few days later from this guy's garage.
Apparently when they loaded it, the panel pulled away from the main wiring harness and bent several of the board pins. I was able to straighten the pins out and put the connectors back onto the board, but I'm not certain they are on correctly. The entire connector pieces (both of them) came off the board for all affected wires, so there was no way to tell other than the stencil, which way to put them back onto the board.
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