Easiest way to hook up a treadmill motor

[@sandyrivers692]

Isn't that flywheel on there with left hand threads?

[@bradforde350]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS SO SIMPLE .

[@GodSpeedRalphy2023]

Hi I'm Ed Super important question please I have a standup scooter it's old scooter I have the exact motor & board took off treadmill would it be possible I can attach the motor with ext. To my scooter and all I need is batteries car battery or two to have same voltage as you plug into wall electrical socket how many batteries I mite need

[@bandmasterjf]

So why not use the controller on the treadmill? Need this for a manual meat grinder. Will it have enough power at low rpm?

[@alchemy1]

What about that coil that comes with it. Some call it choke. What is it for? Some folks of course use it. Also what about the blue wires on the motor. What value potentiometer did you use? Thank you.

[@yutub561]

I pulled my treadmill apart and have an mc-60 controller, but the output from the controller to the motor has a transformer in between. Can I just remove the transformer and go directly to the motor? seems odd to me but thats what im seeing in all these videos

[@fixitwithbiskit]

yes you can

[@yutub561]

@@fixitwithbiskit cool thanks!

[@bobby3hatwoodcarving925]

What does the transformer do? It must be there for a reason! Please explain!

[@Miner-49]

@@bobby3hatwoodcarving925 It allows you to step up/step down power depending on source. So you can use your equipment on 120 or 240 volts.

[@mattevans6480]

If it has just 2 leads (1 winding) then it's a choke not a transformer, and it's generally to filter out higher-frequency AC from a DC (or lower-frequency AC) line. The motor will run without it, but changing speed feels smoother with it (i.e. changes more gradually).

[@marciajesso8474]

where can I find that type of motor controller

[@marciajesso8474]

cannot find that type anywhere

[@dazecars]

@@marciajesso8474 That is an MC60 they can be purchased on line. However an MC60 is an SCR controller at which point an aftermarket SCR will be just as good if not better. If you want to use a treadmill type control board the MC2100 is a better choice.

[@poptart92j4l]

What's k should I go? 50 or 100k?

[@smoky407cdd]

Where did u get the board from? Thanks

[@nacersalim7866]

Thanks for the clarification, just please I want to know why it did not work with this process with me, the current does not drop below 105 vdc, I don’t know why, I want to know if I increase the size of the potosiomatre to 20 or more, does the current go down with me to less than 105 vdc or No, and for your information, the engine runs at 180 vdc. Thanks in advance for your help

[@qaiserbashir4955]

Where you put the wires is on incline Motor port?

[@Maxspeed7Dude]

Could you use a treadmill motore to build an electric go-cart?

[@MiguelRamirez-ld7sy]

Same concept as a scooter. Batteries run the motor. Charge controller charges the batteries (when plugged)

[@shelby50411]

i get the speed controllers for free from old treadmills and they have been the mc2100 style........does it matter the wattage of the potentiometer? oh i see someone answered that 10kohm and 1/4watt or higher....awesome thanks

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

AWESOME .. The old ones are just as easy to man .. Great share !

[@qaiserbashir4955]

Where you put the wires of variable three wires , in incline port , answer it

[@bobhodson7640]

The board is called MC 60.

[@denjon5959]

Awesome video. I need some help though. I have an MC-60 treadmill speed controller. I'm trying to eliminate the soft start and stop. Putting a switch from the board (red wire to the motor) gives me what I'm looking for but I am concerned about whether the board needs the load from the motor. Is it safe for the speed controller to run with a switch on the motor lead?

[@chaleeher1992]

Got link to that controller?

[@joeclark9042]

Well all I have to say is this the easiest and best explained how to hook up a treadmill motor and Buddy if you get this message I would like to know what kind of board that is and the number off of it if you could help me out please I'd really appreciate you thank you sir

[@aros007z]

Great informative video, thank you for making this!

[@williamnicklaus2203]

The older MC units, MC 40, MC 60 are simple plug and play. The newer controllers or those from treadmills with more frills use more sophisticated boards like the MC 2100 that requires a pulse width modulation input to work. There is a modification for these I found on the web that you can build - to make them work as well.

[@johnstrange6799]

William, do you know about the MC 80 board? I'd like to be able to omit the treadmill control panel in favor of just a pot, but not sure if that is possible.

[@fromthebackofmymind]

​@@johnstrange6799 read my comment posted in 2/2023.

[@clorofemully]

i have a 10k potentiometer-- would that work as well? would the speed be affected?

[@fixitwithbiskit]

it will work and no

[@cri8tor]

Add an inductor between the board and the motor on the hot wire to make it a lot smoother. Thank you for sharing your video. Cheers

[@Avalanche2]

Great video - thanks!!

[@cooking57]

Thanks for your insight, awesome!

[@bradhabit2217]

Is there a specific size pot to use? Would a light dimmer or a fan pot work for this without damaging the motor?

[@maxprophet2401]

Since he said 5k a few times I'm guessing you mean wattage. In which case, a 1/4 watt pot should be fine, a larger one wouldn't hurt but it doesn't need it. I've found a 10 k-ohm to be more common a provide better range control. Use the one from the treadmill if it has one. Dimmers could have one that may work but they can vary quite a bit and may not give much more than on or off in range. They're usually labeled

[@bradhabit2217]

@@maxprophet2401 TY for the response. I'm usually doing other things while "listening" to YT. I found a 10k pot in my salvage, now just to put it all together!

[@williamnicklaus2203]

Ordinary light dimmer will not work, plus they are designed for a/c and the motor is DC requiring a bridge rectifier to convert.

[@atmian]

It will run rough with this board without the choke.

[@RustyGlovebox]

That a nice job. I have a motor that I need to get a controller for.

[@mythbuster3567]

Rusty Glovebox you can use the controller from where you get the motor. Take all of the board and wire from the tread mill

[@jameswaltz1661]

Thats MC60 board you have in this video

[@samwillard5688]

Please do ground the motor, it is important. A 200k potentiometer is what you need, as most of those motors are 90V

[@fromthebackofmymind]

Pwm controller. You can buy an E-bike kit with a throttle(potentiometer)twist grip, pwm controller and 48vdc motor etc. That brushed treadmill motor needs over 100 volts to run at full speed. You will not get that with your hack---Your still using ac from your home for this demo. For a two battery cart or bike your still going to have to use buck converter, to step up from 24vdc to 120v the transformer will weigh 25lbs. Then those two 12v deep cycle L-IonPe batteries costing $300 each. But 1/2 the weight of lead acid wet cells. Just like real full size EV's it's all about the cost of the batteries. For 21st century tech-Ta-Da!!! Try a quality SCR IGBT made by Fairchild for mosfet power inversion. Oh, with that 7lb flywheel your going to need a one way bearing to stop. That thing is going to have so much inertia I hate to think of poorly designed braking system. CRASH!

[@bens5320]

It would have been helpful if you actually told us the part number off the board

[@complexsimpleton3116]

No help at all if you want to control it with 12volts d c

[@audvidgeek]

I paused video at :22 It's an Icon Fitness MC-60. I've found that one in ProForm treadmills.

[@NrlyWrx]

The name of the part, if not mentioned in comments, he could not remember and the part in his hand is: MC-60 treadmill speed controller. If he didn't know what it was....how did he order it? Go figure...

[@fixitwithbiskit]

because i did not order it offline i got them by tearing apart treadmills

[@NrlyWrx]

Part number should be on part or cross ref treadmill....the part you have is Mx-60 Cheers

[@robertthomas7644]

A waste of bandwidth he says this the easiest way but I don't what it is? This ones works really well but I don't know what it is? Why make this video?

[@gwkdad]

Agreed! "I don't know" isn't useful at all....

[@Miner-49]

He is using the board that is already in the treadmill. He is showing how to wire it without having to buy a speed controller or use the big panel on the mill.

[@williamnicklaus2203]

MC 60

[@franciscomoreira8080]

Tá certo tá certo

[@lesstime1678]

estas descobrindo a fuckng polvora stu&*P((*&^

[@Man-in-da-shed]

That's going to be helpful thanks for sharing