Spirit treadmill dead, no power at all, what's the usual culprit?

[Thomas Martinez]

Saw a few people ask about Spirit fitness treadmills that will not power on, so thought it was worth starting a discussion about it since it’s come up in a few different places recently. Most fixes is easy before people start to go too deep into the treadmill.
Power source, on/off switch, safety key, and for those using UK electrical plugs, the fuse in the power cord are the place to start.

 

[Pixellated Han]

9 times out of 10 the safety key has developed gunk that prevents contact or the magnet fell out of the safety key itself. People dont realize that the magnets on the safety key can fall out and roll under the treadmill belt.

 

[Impossible Ibex]

On the XT and CT models there is also an inline fuse on the lower board under the deck that people typicaly dont consider when troubleshooting. The inline fuse protects the treadmill from power line issues and can blow when there is a power surge in the line.

 

[The Muppets Turtl]

9 times out of 10 the safety key has developed gunk that prevents contact or the magnet fell out of the safety key itself. People dont realize that the magnets on the safety key can fall out and roll under the treadmill belt.

wait the safety key has a magnet in it? I always thought it was just a mechanical switch

 

[Pixellated Han]

wait the safety key has a magnet in it? I always thought it was just a mechanical switch

Yep. On the console side it’s a reed switch and on the plastic key there’s a neodymium magnet. Cheap design but it works until the magnet eventually falls out of the key. Test it by holding any fridge magnet up to the slot on the console. If the console wakes up, the safety key is dead.

 

[Dist]

Tripped internal breaker on the motor is another common one on the Spirit treadmills that people dont consider. On the XT685 models there is a thermal reset button on the motor housing itself. It’s under the hood on the motor but you can feel it and you have to press it to reset the motor internal breaker. I pressed it once when I was done exercising and it fixed the issue.

 

[History of the Karate]

power cord. Always check the power cord.

 

[Fut]

is there a way to test the lower board without a multimeter? mine is dead and I dont own one yet

 

[The Hunt For t]

is there a way to test the lower board without a multimeter? mine is dead and I dont own one yet

lol just buy a multimeter theyre like 15 bucks at harbor freight, if youre fixing a treadmill you need one anyway

 

[The Muppets Turtl]

Tripped internal breaker on the motor is another common one on the Spirit treadmills that people dont consider. On the XT685 models there is a thermal reset button on the motor housing itself. It’s under the hood on the motor but you can feel it and you have to press it to reset …

does the reed switch trick work on the Spirit XT285 too? or only newer ones