Curtis PMC Troubleshooting
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Test Equipment Required:
• Digitalmultimeter(DMM)withdiodetestfunction,FLUKE79modelusedinillustrations.
• Shuntorclamp-onDCAmmetertomeasureupto400amps.
• TestlightwitharatedvoltageequaltoorexceedsmaximumbatteryvoltageorTaylor-Dunn
testlightpartnumber#62-027-00forsystemsupto48volts.
• ThrottleModuleAnalyzer,Taylor-Dunn#62-027-32.
• ThesetoolsareavailablethroughyourlocalTaylor-Dunnpartsdistributor.
IMPORTANT NOTES and INSTRUCTIONS
• Allvoltagetestsreferencebatterynegativeunlessotherwisespecied.
• Thistroubleshootingguideassumesthatthevehicleiswiredcorrectly.Itisnotintendedto
diagnose a vehicle that is not wired correctly.
• Thistroubleshootingguideisnotwrittentobeabletolocateaproblemiftherearemultiple
component failures.
• Thistroubleshootingguideassumesthebatteriesaregood.Chargeandtestthebatteries
before troubleshooting the control system.
• DO NOT start in the middle of this troubleshooting guide. Start at the beginning and complete
each test in the order that they are written. DO NOT skip any test unless instructed to do
so.Onceaproblemisfound,stoptestingandrepairtheindicatedproblem.Whentherepair
is completed it is recommended that the control system be retested before lowering the
drive wheels to the ground.
• Thistroubleshootingguiderequirestheuseofatestlightratedatthebatteryvoltageof
thetruckandtheTaylor-DunnThrottleModuleAnalyzer.Troubleshooting CANNOT be
completed without these tools.
These test procedures must be performed in the order they were
written. If the test result is good, then proceed to the next test or
go to the next section. Failure to do so may result in incorrect test
results.