I forgot to address the other question. The slow startup is an important safety feature for treadmills. These DC motors have a lot of torque and could probably launch a treadmill user into outer space. I think you will want to control this on your lathe to keep from doing damage to it or yourself. I have not played with this on any of my motors but there is probably a way to fiddle with the electronics and speed up the startup a bit.
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Subject: [GrizHFMinimill] Treadmill motor with stock controller?
For those out there that have used a treadmill motor on their mini mill, did you try it with the stock mill board? I tried mine and it would turn on for a few seconds and then shut down. I don't know a whole lot about electronics on these boards and was looking for ideas. I haven't tried playing with the speed pots at all, don't know if it will matter. My motor is a 2.25 treadmill duty 4 wire (2 blue) and works fine with the M60 controller. I don't like how the M60 speeds up and slow down so slow though. Any one have any experience?
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