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  3. Treadmill Control Board

Treadmill Burning Plastic Smell

Answer: Overheated capacitors or traces are cooking on the PCB shut down now. UpFix performs a thermal-stress rebuild and prevents motor damage.

Quick take: A hot, sweet odor means capacitors or PCB resin are cooking, kill power immediately.

Likely causes

  • Dried‑out electrolytic capacitors

  • Overworked traces near the motor leads

UpFix rebuild

  • Install high‑ripple, 105 °C capacitors

  • Reinforce power traces with copper bus wire

  • Infra‑red thermal scan to verify < 85 °C at full load

Environmental bonus

Repair keeps 2–3 lb of e‑waste out of landfills part of UpFix’s 2.3 M lbs waste‑saved pledge.

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