Curtis Instruments 1236 - Maintenance; Cleaning; Fault History

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THECONTROLLEREXTERIORWILLHELPPROTECTITAGAINSTCORROSION
ANDPOSSIBLEELECTRICALCONTROLPROBLEMSCREATEDBYDIRTGRIMEANDCHEMICALS
THATAREPARTOFTHEOPERATINGENVIRONMENTANDTHATNORMALLYEXISTINBATTERY
POWEREDSYSTEMS
7HENWORKING AROUNDANY BATTERYPOWEREDSYSTEM PROPER SAFETY
PRECAUTIONSSHOULDBETAKEN4HESEINCLUDEBUTARENOTLIMITEDTOPROPER
TRAININGWEARINGEYEPROTECTIONANDAVOIDINGLOOSECLOTHINGANDJEWELRY
5SETHEFOLLOWINGCLEANINGPROCEDUREFORROUTINEMAINTENANCE.EVERUSE
AHIGHPRESSUREWASHERTOCLEANTHECONTROLLER
 2EMOVEPOWERBYDISCONNECTINGTHEBATTERY
 $ISCHARGETHECAPACITORSINTHECONTROLLERBYCONNECTINGALOAD
SUCH AS A CONTACTOR COIL ACROSS THE CONTROLLERS
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CONNECTORAREAS4HECONTROLLERSHOULDBEWIPEDCLEANWITHA
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FORMAXIMUMTIGHTENINGTORQUESPECIlCATIONSFORTHEBATTERY
ANDMOTORCONNECTIONS
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4HE PROGRAMMER WILL READ OUT ALL THE FAULTS THE CONTROLLER HAS EXPERIENCED
SINCETHELASTTIMETHEFAULTHISTORYlLEWASCLEARED&AULTSSUCHASCONTACTOR
FAULTSMAYBETHERESULTOFLOOSEWIRESCONTACTORWIRINGSHOULDBE CAREFULLY
CHECKED&AULTSSUCHASOVERTEMPERATUREMAYBECAUSEDBYOPERATORHABITSOR
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CLEARTHEFAULTHISTORYlLE4HISALLOWSTHECONTROLLERTOACCUMULATEANEWlLE
OFFAULTS"YCHECKINGTHENEWFAULTHISTORYlLEATALATERDATEYOUCANREADILY
DETERMINEWHETHERTHEPROBLEMWASINDEEDlXED
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