Curtis Instruments F Series User Manual

Curtis AC F4-A Motor Controller – August 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS cont’d
5: SYSTEM MONITOR ........................................................................................................................ 116
6: COMMISSIONING .......................................................................................................................... 127
INITIAL SETUP ............................................................................................................................ 127
TO BEGIN ............................................................................................................................. 128
CONTROL MODE SELECTION ................................................................................................ 128
PARAMETER SETTINGS – METHOD OVERVIEW ...................................................................... 128
AC TRACTION MOTOR SETUP GUIDE ..................................................................................... 129
CONTROLLER SETUP GUIDE ................................................................................................. 131
TRACTION THROTTLE SETUP ................................................................................................ 133
VOLTAGE THROTTLE ............................................................................................................. 136
AUTOMATED ACIM (MOTOR) CHARACTERIZATION PROCEDURE ................................................... 142
TRACTION SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... 143
TUNING GUIDE ............................................................................................................................ 147
SELECTING THE CONTROL MODE ......................................................................................... 147
0 − SPEED MODE EXPRESS TUNING ..................................................................................... 147
1 − SPEED MODE TUNING .................................................................................................... 148
OTHER PARAMETER TUNING ................................................................................................. 149
SETTING UP THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 150
HYDRAULIC LIFT AND LOWER COMMAND INPUTS ....................................................................... 150
LIFT & LOWER SWITCH INPUTS ............................................................................................ 151
LIFT SWITCH INPUT, WITH A PROPORTIONAL LOWERING VALVE ............................................. 153
7: DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................ 155
THE DIAGNOSTICS PROCESS ...................................................................................................... 155
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART INDEX .............................................................................................. 160
FAULT ACTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 164
8: MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................. 183
CLEANING................................................................................................................................... 183
FAULT HISTORY ........................................................................................................................... 183

Curtis Instruments F Series Specifications

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Brand	Curtis Instruments
Model	F Series
Category	Controller
Language	English