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.

Start your repair now or call 888‑979‑9343.