It appears to be a very good panel. It starts out at 0.8 km/h and can be increased in 0.1 km/h increments. Distance run is in 0.01 km intervals, and the lap is an even 400 m.
I haven't tried the weight part yet. Carleton In a message dated Sun, 21 Oct 2001 9:54:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Carleton, > > Can you please give me some more details about this machine? Could you also check >if the new panel is a *true* metric panel? The way to do that is to increase the >speed in increments and see if it does not "jump", like 9.7, 9.9, 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, >10.5, etc. > ^ ^ ^ > > The same should also be true of the distance counter that should not jump either. > > If this machine can be purchased here in Alberta for a reasonable price (< 3k), can >reach up to 20 km/h, offers energy/power rating in metric, has a wide range of >programming and *non-limiting* HRM capabilities (by that I mean that the heart rates >would not be limited to no more than 265 cHz (160 bpm) as many machines around do - >mine can reach 340 cHz (205 bpm)!) and several degrees of inclination to some 15%, >I'm interested! > > Thanks, pal, for your feedback. > > Marcus > > On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 19:55:57 > CarletonM wrote: > >Last year I bought a True Fitness model 450 treadmill. As with anything sold > >in the USA it registered distance run in miles. There is no adjustment > >switch to convert the display. > > > >I e-mailed the company to see if I could get the electronics changed so it > >registered in km. I got a response to call their customer service number. I > >did, and talked with a fellow named Eric. He said to take out the display > >panel printed circuit board and send it to him and he would replace it with a > >metric board. > > > >At no time did anyone think the request odd -- they just treated it as a > >service they provided. > > > >I did, and eight days later the metric board came back. I put it in and it > >works perfectly. Each lap is now 400 m and not 1/4 mile. There was no cost > >except what I paid to send it there. > > > >Their products are of top quality, and so is their customer service. Now all > >I have to do is make it turn 105 kg into 75 kg. > > > >Carleton > > > > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! > http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
