TREADMILLS POWER CIRCUIT

I'm writing this guide in the hope that others don't make the same costlymistake I did when purchasing a New Treadmill from e-trader. I'm writing thisGuide from a CONSUMERS point of viewand I have nothingto do with the Fitness Industry.What I thought was the most important part of the treadmill was the Motor - but I have sincediscovered it's the Electronics. I was impressed with the fact that the treadmill I had purchased at Auction on-line for $830.00had a 10 year warranty on it's motor (a leeson motormade in the USA). What I didn't take into consideration was it only had a 1 year warranty on it's service and parts. Treadmills tend to have two sets of electonics the first being up on the console and the second is thepower circuit found at the bottom near the motorthis is the "BRAIN" of the treadmill.I have since found out that thepower circuitis theMOST SERVICEDpart of the Treadmill. Not the motor, or theframe or the belt.An ideal warranty for the electronics is three years, with a oneyear warranty on service and a lifetime warranty on all the other bits.If you spend around $2000 up (normally the treadmills made in the USA) you will get a LIFETIME warranty on most of the components including the electronics.Also be weary because some of the treadmills advertised by e-traders have a motor made in theUSA but all the other components are made in China. You will normally get a 10 year Warranty if themotor is made in the US.Don't go for anythingthat has less than 10 years on the motor.Whatever you doDO NOT buy anything from e-traders thatonly has a 6 month warranty on its electronics - you will be inrealtrouble. It's the electronics you have to worry about because if the "BRAIN" power circuit goes then your machinewill notwork at all.It's a very timely and expensive processfor the call outs and forthe new power circuit which could cost a couple of hundred dollars.The treadmill I purchasedhadits power circuit boardslastonly 9 months both times it was replaced. There wasalso anabsolute refusal by the e-trader who sold it to meto give me a personal guarantee that the 3rd power circuit board would last.Alwayscheck that the treadmill meets Australian Standards with the C-tickrather than just European Standards as the Europeans are on adifferent testingsystem toAustralia and New Zealand.Tohave a C-tick the devices must go through stringent testingto comply withAussie regulations (just in case let's say the deviceburns your house downvia an electrical fire).If you check your electrical appliances e.g. TV, Computer,kitchen appliances, camerasetc. they should allhave the compliance C-tick on them (post 1998). Needless to say the treadmill I purchased did not have the relevant compliance notice on it.E-traders who advertise they accept refunds - you will find thatthe refund only applies forthe first 7 days.In hindsight nothingwill happen to the treadmill in the first 7 days (if something does go wrong in the first 7 days then get your money back anddon'taccept a replacement - it's only an indicationof what's to come).Also traders must not mislead consumers into believing that they have no right to a refund when they may have that right under the law. Examples of illegal signs are: 'No Refunds'