u/TheAmorphous

Hey all, having some trouble with a 20 year old Life Fitness T3. After moving it down the stairs (gently lifted by two people and set down in another room, no banging or jostling) it's giving a FET error when trying to start up.

A service tech came out and took the control board back with him. This was shipped off to someone else who claims the board works fine in another T3 he keeps on hand to test.

I was told it was likely the motor. BUT, the motor starts right up when attached to a battery.

What could the issue be? The control board (and the console that plugs into it) both get power when turning the unit on. It's not until I try to start a program that I get the FET error after a few seconds of the belt not moving.

So it happened again. My trusty S5 is throwing the charging error again, but this time with a twist. Last time replacing the charger fixed this issue. I tried re-capping it but no change, bought a new dock and no change as well.

What's odd is it only happens after it's been charging for a while and if it charges right after it finishes vacuuming. Almost like something is overheating. If I stop it from charging right after finishing vacuuming and let it sit for 30 minutes, it will charge from 20% to 100% without error.

Has anyone seen this before?