Troubleshooting The External A.c. Power Source - Precor Energy Series Service Manual

Troubleshooting the External A.C. Power Source

It is extremely important that any Precor treadmill be connected to and operated on a dedicated
20 amp A.C. circuit. A 20 amp dedicated circuit is defined as: a circuit fed by a 20 amp circuit
breaker that feeds a single load. A treadmill operating from a non-dedicated circuit or a circuit
breaker of less than 20 amps capacity will not have the necessary power available to operate
normally under higher load conditions. The lack of available power can cause any number of
symptoms ranging from numerous intermittent (seemingly inexplicable) error conditions, poor
speed control, or tripping the house circuit breaker.
If any of the above symptoms exist the external A.C. circuit must be checked and confirmed to
be a 20 amp dedicated circuit before troubleshooting the treadmill.
The most common problems found are (1) the circuit is fed by a circuit breaker of less than 20
amp capacity, (2) the circuit breaker correctly feeds a single A.C. outlet but the neutral is
common between several A.C. outlets and (3) both the hot and neutral leads feed several A.C.
outlets. The appropriate correction action or actions (see below) must be followed if any of the
above conditions exist. Corrective actions should only be undertaken by a licensed
electrician.
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