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2004 NordiTrack Viewpoint 2800 treadmill Stuck in Incline Calibration Mode
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I spoke with Icon Health & Fitness which makes NordiTrack brand treadmills, SolidWorks CAD Rendering

and they do not service the 2005 Control Unit anymore, but they did offer to THOUGHTS

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sensor. The new incline motor did not fix the problem so decided to trouble WORKSHOP

shoot the MC-2100WAH Motor Controller and upper control electronics.

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Voltage Diagram that came with the NordicTrack Viewpoint 2800 Treadmill

It was obvious right away that a Capacitor was damaged on an upper board.

Damaged Capacitor in NordiTrack Viewpoint 2800 Treadmill

I was able to find a new Electrolytic 6800mfd 16V Capacitor on Amazon.

Electrolytic Capacitor 6800mfd 16V High Temperature 105c degrees

Unfortunately, the new capacitor did not fix the Treadmill’s issues.

Viewpoint 2800 Treadmill by NordiTrack with TV Screen

The Viewpoint 2800 Treadmill came with lots of fancy programming features
that we no longer used. It has the ablity to choose from pre-programmed walks
wereby the Treadmill would automatically change the speed & incline during the
walks. It also has a small TV screen that could be connected to cable TV.

I like to read news on the iPad which sits in front of the built in TV screen, and
we have a Flat-Screen TV in front of the Treadmill so didn’t use the built in TV
anymore and rarely did we ever use the pre-programmed walks. It was just
easier to start the Treadmill and change the speed & incline manually.

Long story short, if we can change the speed & incline manually, then the
treadmill will function as we need it for our exercise routines.

As a test, I bypassed the Control Board and connected my EVENTEK

KPS3010D DC Switching Power Supply directly to the Treadmill and the
motor and belt work perfectly. It surprised me how quite the motor was when
running off my DC Power Supply unit. In fact, if Volts on the KPS3010D unit
would have gone higher than 30VDC (10A) then I would have just used it to
control the treadmill because the EVENTEK KPS3010D only costs about $85
on Amazon.

Unfortunately, 30 DC volts does not provide enough speed/torque on the

variable speed DC treadmill motor if one wishes to do fast walking on the
treadmill.

EVENTEK KPS3010D DC Switching Power Supply

The RED and BLACK wires going into the Treadmill’s DC Motor make sense as
the DC power supply for the Variable Speed DC Motor… but the BLUE wires
were of particular interest because they have 120VAC power running through
them which at first seemed a bit unusual.

Turns out the BLUE wires going into the Treadmill DC Motor lead into an
OVERHEAT Protection Switch inside the DC Motor and if the motor overheats
then the connection is broken and the 120VAC power is cut going to the Motor
Control Board which also stops the DC Treadmill motor.

BLUE Wires on the Treadmill DC Motor connect to OVERHEAT Switch

In addition, I tested the 120VAC incline motor and found it would work fine
using an momentary On/Off/On Rocker Switch. Unfortunately, I was let down
with the lack of interesting options for LED momentary switches available on
AMAZON, so I had to order a rather boring momentary rocker switch.

On-Off-On Rocker Switch for Incline Motor

Also ordered a MC-60 Motor Control Board that allows the Speed to be set with a
custom 3D-Printed dial connected to a 5K Ohm Potentiometer

MC-60 DC Motor Controller and a 5K Ohm Potentiometer

Tested the MC-60 Control Board with the Treadmill’s DC Motor and it ran the
motor just fine being controlled with an inexpensive Potentiometer; however,
the motor ran much noisier than it had when I tested it with my DC power
supply. After doing some research decided to order an inductor (coil) also
known as a ‘Choke’ to help smooth out the DC power supply and make the motor
run quieter.

Later ditched the Choke are replaced it with a 1500μF 200V Capacitor …

Inductor ( Coil ) also known as a Choke

The Viewpoint 2800 Treadmill came with a Ferrite Core on the wall plug cord
located before the 120VAC RESET/OFF switch. I believe the Ferrite Core is on
the Treadmill to deal with high-frequency electrical issues, so I left it in the
electrical system even though we won’t be using the small TV screen on the
Treadmill.

Treadmill Rebuild Wiring using a MC-60 Control Board with DC Motor

3D-Printed 2 small boxes to hold the speed & incline Controls and decided to
add a 10AMP Fuse to the Incline Control box wiring.

Used AFINIA 3D-Printer and ABS Filament to make Control Boxes

Also cut a yellow 15 foot long 16ga extension cord in two and ran each half inside
opposite sides of the Treadmill’s tubing frame to use as the wires to get 120VAC
power up to the Treadmill’s upper control panel and back down lower area with
the incline motor and MC-60 controller and DC Motor.

Used treadmill’s existing small gauge wiring to run Speed POT control.

I ended up replacing control wiring with a speed control method using an Arduino Microcontroller;
however, at the time, I needed a way to test the Treadmill … so I used this wiring until I had time to
make a low voltage DC Arduino speed control solution with a digital Speed Readout.

Instead of making a new mount for the MC-60 Controller, I used the aluminum
Heat-Sink from the treadmill’s previous control board as a mounting base since
it already had a mounting setup on the inside of the treadmill.

Then used Solidworks to draw some spacers to fit between the old Aluminum
Heat-Sink and the new Aluminum MC-60 mount and 3D-Printed them out of
black ABS filament.

3D-Printed Heat-Sink Spacer Mounts drawn with Solidworks

Drilled & tapped holes in the lower aluminum heat-sink and used four No.6
screws with the 3D-printed spacers to mount the upper MC-60 Control Board.

3D-Printed ABS Spacers for Mounting MC-60

Below is the Treadmill Wiring using the MC-60 Control Board

Wiring inside Finished Treadmill using the MC-60 Control Board

Click on any photo to see and enlarged view …

Treadmill Motor Wiring with added Choke and MC-60 Control Board

Close-Up MC-60 Wiring with Part Labels

Another view of MC-60 Wiring to the Treadmill’s DC Motor

Taped on the upper front panel to test fit 3D-Printed boxes …

Test Fitting the taped on Front Panel with 3D-Printed Switch Boxes

Everything seemed to fit so I connected the Upper Control Panel wires.

Momentary UP/DOWN Rocker Switch Wiring for Incline Motor

Tested treadmill and the motor had a buzz/vibration to it that was more than
when I tested it with the EVENTEK KPS3010D DC Switching Power Supply … In
fact, the treadmill motor runs almost silent when using the EVENTEK DC power.

Decided to pull the 1500μF (microfarad) Capacitor off the old control board that
is rated up to 200V and put it in parallel with the Red(+) and Black(-) DC wires
going into the treadmill’s DC Motor.

The difference was amazing!! The treadmill motor runs quiet and smooth.
( No longer need the Choke as it wasn’t creating the results I needed )

Treadmill MC-60 Control Wiring with Capacitor

Nothing Fancy … but it works

Finished Treadmill rebuild with Up/Down incline & speed adjustment

Next I’m going to 3D-Print a better iPad holder on the Upper Panel.

Also going to use an Arduino to control the speed via a PWM signal … then I will
only be running low voltage DC up to the speed controls and will also be able to
add a digital readout of the speed.

Might also pick 10 ‘push-button’ set speeds that slowly ramp up/down.

Rebuilt Treadmill with Exercise Equipment

… CHEERS!!

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zetuskid
December 16, 2019 at 9:18 PM

Hello, just finding your site I was impressed with how clean and readable
your schematics are. While most of the material didn’t meet my interest some
of it did. You see I am trying to put a DPDT switch to my wood lathe. I have
already been using my dc motor w/pot. Now I would like to have
forward/reverse capabilities mostly for sanding purposes. Big Question:
would it be possible for you to draw into your schematic(picture) how the
DPDT switch would be wired into the route. As I understand it, the switch has
to be on the dc side of the MC-60 after the ac has been turned to dc? So the
switch would go between the dc out side and the motor? I’m just a little foggy
of visualizing how it all comes together.
Thank you,
Claude Callender

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ctmprojects
December 17, 2019 at 4:49 PM

Hello Claude, I am just heading out for a trip so don’t have time to draw
out a schematic at this time, but wanted to send you a quick reply and let
you know I will review your question and see if I can draw up a solution
when I return.
However, the person to ask for a quick/detailed answer would be Jeremy
Fielding.

He has a great relaxed attitude on his YouTube channel whereby he re-

purposes items such as treadmill DC motors and creates very interesting
tools.
You could put a comment on one of his more recent videos, and if he
doesn’t respond right away usually others will give their thoughts for a
solution.
Wish I could help more at this time, but the only reason I even saw your
comment today before leaving was I wanted to load a few photos on this
website to show to a friend while traveling.
On a side note, with a little research I started controlling all my DC Motors
with inexpensive Arduino(s) and Rotary Encoders. It’s surprisingly easy. It
allows me to dial in exact RPM and pre-set speeds and add digital displays
to see RPM, amperage, motor temp, and just for fun humidity.
One of these days will will put on a post how replaced my Drill Motor with
a Treadmill DC Motor to have variable RPM and digital readout.
I have another DC Treadmill motor that is going to be used on a Metal-
Spinning Lathe.
CHEERS

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zetuskid
December 19, 2019 at 5:57 PM

Thanks for your reply! I appreciate it.

Claude

zetuskid
December 21, 2019 at 8:30 AM

Thank you.

zetuskid
January 4, 2020 at 3:26 PM

Do you have a schematic of how to wire a DPDT switch onto the DC motor to
make it go forward & reverse?
Thank you,
Claude Callender

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zetuskid
January 4, 2020 at 3:27 PM

I have already posted this but so far no answer. Now I can’t repost.

Do you have a schematic of how to wire a DPDT switch onto the DC motor to
make it go forward & reverse?
Thank you,
Claude Callender

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zetuskid
January 4, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Sorry for the repost, I didn’t scroll up high enough to see you had already
responded which I appreciate very much. Jeremy Fielding hardly ever
responds to emails. But I will try again
Thanks

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