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Re: Treadmill issue

zookeeperrunning — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:58:23 GMT

Gavin

Hi!! Yeah I don't think I would want to disable anything, incase of the chance where the motor may be over heating, then I would be in a much worse predicament!! Guess I just deal with it if I don't get any other info from local gyms or I'll just take my long runs outside on days I can get someone to watch my toddler for me!!

Re: Treadmill issue

zookeeperrunning — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:47:54 GMT

crl8686<

Thanks for your post...Yes I can immediately start it right back up. It's just that right at that point I am at a pretty fast pace and it's quite frustrating to come to a dead stop like that and get back moving again> I know I shouldn't complain maybe but it's just I'm so close to the end, and then it completely erases my time and distance and calories, so i can't keep total track of it, cause I obviously don't want to stand there w/pen and paper and right it down before I start back up again. Just frustrating!!

KEEP ON RUNNING!!:)

Carey

Re: Treadmill issue

zookeeperrunning — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:42:00 GMT

Ang,

Mine doesn't have a quick start button, however I think I may try hitting the start button as soon as it start it"s beeping right before it shuts off< maybe that way I can avoid the complete stop and starting up again!! Good idea, thanks!!:)

KEEP ON RUNNING!!

Carey

Re: Treadmill issue

zookeeperrunning — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:39:04 GMT

I purchased it directly from nordictrack online< but I will be contacting local gyms and sales places that have use or sell the same piece to see if anyone may be able to help, thanks for your reply!!

Carey

Re: Treadmill issue

crl8686 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:07:20 GMT

When your treadmill shuts off at 100 minutes, can you restart it right away, or does it remain off for some period of time before allowing you to restart? If it stays off for a while, then it probably is doing so to keep the motor from overheating, as was noted. If that's the case, then overriding the software would not be a good idea. However, if you can restart it right away, why not just do so? - would probably be a 30 sec break at most, and you could treat it as a water stop.

Re: Treadmill issue

angrun — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:44:59 GMT

Hi Carey,

At the rec center that I go to, all of the machines are set for a maximum of 60 minutes. However, when the treadmill counts down and then blinks END, I hit the quickstart button and it continues with my mileage and calories burned. I have gone beyond 100 minutes. The only bad part is that when it gets past 100 minutes, it quits counting seconds, but at least it keeps going. I'm drawing a blank on the brand of treadmill but I know that it is not a Nordic track.

I agree that a local gym might know. Salespeople at a specialty running store may also know.

Good luck and happy running!:)

Ang

Re: Treadmill issue

Gavin Hanover — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:05:31 GMT

I do believe all treadmills have a safety mechanism built in to shut them off after a certain duration (most I've heard of are 90 minutes). Whether this is for the safety of the machien or the runner, I don't know. However, electric motors are not designed to work under load for an indefinite amount of time without some sort of constant cooling or lubrication. If you remove or disable the mechanism that is shutting the treadmill down, you may find that the machine will suddenly shut down because of an overheating or seized motor, which is much worse.

Re: Treadmill issue

tgunn10 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:41:04 GMT

It definitely sounds like some type of precautionary setting, maybe to ensure the motor doesn't overheat. That sounds incredibly frustrating though. If you bought it somewhere that specializes in selling Home Gyms and fitness equipment, your best bet may be to ask them as they are usually very knowledgeable about he products. On the other hand, if you bought it at a chain sporting goods store, they probably won't be able to help you much. I'm not surprised that Nordictrack support wasn't able to help you as they are more general customer support rather than product experts.

Wish I could offer more help, but I would definitely try a specialty store that sells fitness equipment.

Re: Treadmill issue

lenzlaw — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:18:46 GMT

If you bought it from a local store you might get an answer from them. I've never been on mine that long to know if it would stop or not.

Len

Re: Treadmill issue

zookeeperrunning — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:09:16 GMT

I may very well just call a local fitness club and ask them. It was definitely not a cheap machine, I specifically spent a ton of money for what I thought would be a good long lasting durable machine...Hope I wasn't wrong!!! In fact I won't let anyone else use it, cause I know I won't have that kind of money again saved up for a long time to replace it, so this stupid 100 minute max is really ******* me off!!! Thanks for your reply, hopefully I can get somewhere with this!!

KEEP ON RUNNING!!:)

Carey