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My treadmill is suddenly feeling weird [SOLVED] (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/running

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when I run on my treadmill, it has suddenly started feeling like it briefly stops the belt whenever I land my stride. I've tried greasing the board underneath the belt with silicone grease according to the manual, but that didn't help. Any advice on how to fix this? Could it be the belt that needs tightening?

[SOLUTION] It was just belt tension, it had become too slack. A quick tightening fixed the issue completely.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I worked tech support for years and even some laptops would have issues with various power strips or bad wiring. It seemed like a very simple thing to eliminate so I thought I'd mention it. Worst case, someone wastes 30 seconds. Best case, it highlights an issue. I live in a place with 100v mains now and have some American appliances and, in rare cases, it is noticable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

The you're also running with what is equivalent to a voltage drop of 20V, which is absolutely insane and would normally be cause for serious concern. Normal households don't see more than a few volts drop at most unless it's dangerously shoddy wiring.