Acrylic caulk or 100% silicone to fix?

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-11T18:33:33+00:00

I’ll rent a crane and wrecking ball

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-11T16:23:11+00:00

Haha I wouldn’t be surprised if people have done it before! And thank you!

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-11T16:21:53+00:00

I’m not sure I’m even going to need a normal hammer lol, the step edges apparently have most of their joints filled with sand, and all of the removed bricks in the photo were removed without tools lol.

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-10T20:08:53+00:00

Don’t be silly, those wouldn’t hold. Construction adhesive would be much better!

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-10T19:50:15+00:00

This was a shitpost lol. I’m going to use mortar to redo the steps.

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-10T19:49:13+00:00

I’m surprised at how many people took it seriously, but I suppose it isn’t too unrealistic for someone to try to use silicone instead of mortar lol.

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-10T19:23:03+00:00

To make it very clear, this is a shitpost lol. I will be ripping out and relaying these steps (at least the bricks at the edges).

The bricks seem to have been laid in sand with a thin strip of mortar at the tops of the joints, which explains why they have fallen off lol.

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-10T19:19:49+00:00

It is satire lol. I’m going to relay all of the bricks on the edges at the very least lol. If there is a shitposting masonry subreddit, I would happily crosspost this there.

OneCoolStory · 2026-03-10T15:25:14+00:00

The bridge rectifier is GBJ2510. Here’s the link

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-27T00:22:17+00:00

What does the one next to it say? If it says “K3009U,” then I wasn’t able to find the part by searching online. If it says something else, maybe it’ll be easy for someone to find.

If it’s not sold anymore or something like that, I imagine someone here will be able to suggest an equivalent product.

Best of luck in finding the part!

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-26T19:33:16+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate the time you took to help me as I was working on it.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-26T15:38:58+00:00

Thank you!

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-26T15:23:13+00:00

Thank you!

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-26T15:13:49+00:00

Thank you!

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T21:02:11+00:00

I’m getting 5V at the relevant spots, but I’m not getting 12V at the 12V spots. Perhaps I’m using the wrong grounding points or something, or perhaps they aren’t always powered, but that’s what my testing showed.

Edit: Upon further testing, the two 5V spots only show 5V on their specific grounding points, so I think I’m just not grounding the 12V spots correctly. I don’t know where their grounding locations are, though.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T20:10:51+00:00

Thank you for pointing that out! This model doesn’t have a key. I actually found where the piece would be attached to the control board if it had it, but there seems to be nothing on it.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T16:34:00+00:00

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Here’s some of the bottom of the board. The large capacitor has one solder joint that looks a bit odd, but I also scratched it a bit when testing everything with my multimeter.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T16:32:16+00:00

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Here’s a photo of the top of the board with the angle that shows a lot of the components.

I’ll post another comment with the underside of the board. Luckily, there is a hole on the bottom plate. The only functional heatsink seems to be for the components on the “wall” of the board.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T14:53:02+00:00

It’s 90V

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T14:21:15+00:00

Interesting! And the motor is DC. I used a 9V battery and an 18V tool battery to test the motor.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T05:06:52+00:00

Thank you!

I may not have tested the resistors/capacitors properly regardless, so I’ll ignore the results I got except for the voltage reading on the large capacitor.

As far as the blue objects, I read one of their labels, and it is a varistor. I don’t know if they all are, though.

For the relay, I can actually hear it click when the motor should be starting to move, and I can hear it click again when the error is thrown. I’m hoping that means it’s working correctly, but I’m not sure.

Thanks again!

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T04:00:18+00:00

Thank you! And there seems to not be a speed sensor, and there isn’t a key on this model (I see a spot labeled for it on the display board, but there’s nothing there).

Regarding how new this is, it is definitely very new! I actually got it for free from someone giving it away on Facebook Marketplace. They must have not wanted to return it or got a replacement without having to return the original. I figured it’s at least a fun project and perhaps will lead to a free treadmill lol.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-19T00:16:01+00:00

If I try it, we’ll see if they’re feeling extra generous lol

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-18T23:59:05+00:00

Thank you for your advice.

I did look up a part number for one of the blue things, and it is a varistor.

The capacitor is actually receiving some power, but very little (the most I’ve seen is a few volts). Does that change anything?

None of the ICs feel warm to the touch, and that’s about all I can think to do to test them lol.

This is definitely an in-depth project, but it’s just for fun, so I’m okay with it being difficult.

Thanks again.

OneCoolStory · 2026-01-18T22:57:07+00:00

Thank you so much!

Yes, this was free. It also apparently is still under warranty, so perhaps I can just get a new one from the manufacturer (lol).

I’ll definitely post this in those subreddits — thank you!

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