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Curtis 1234/36/38 Manual, Rev. D
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FIGURES
FIG. 1: Curtis 1234, 1236, and 1238 controllers ................................. 1
FIG. 2a: Mounting dimensions, Curtis 1234 controller ........................ 3
FIG. 2b: Mounting dimensions, Curtis 1236/38 controllers ................. 4
FIG. 3: Basic wiring diagram .............................................................. 12
FIG. 4: Wiring for Type 1 throttles .................................................... 14
FIG. 5: Wiring for Type 2 throttles .................................................... 15
FIG. 6: Wiring for Type 3 throttles .................................................... 16
FIG. 7: Response rate diagram ............................................................ 32
FIG. 8: Throttle mapping, torque control mode ................................ 37
FIG. 9: Effect of gear soften parameter, torque control mode ............. 37
FIG. 10: Effect of brake taper speed parameter, torque control mode ... 37
FIG. 11: Drive current limiting map .................................................... 40
FIG. 12: Regen current limiting map ................................................... 41
FIG. 13: Throttle adjustment ............................................................... 43
FIG. 14: VCL motor command diagram .............................................. 92
FIG. 15: VCL control mode processing ................................................ 96
FIG. 16: VCL proportional driver processing ....................................... 97
FIG. A-1: IFO diagram .........................................................................A-2
FIG. A-2: Power section topology ..........................................................A-3
FIG. C-1: Curtis 1311 handheld programmer ...................................... C-1
TABLES
TABLE 1: High current connections ....................................................... 6
TABLE 2: Low current connections ........................................................ 9
TABLE 3: Programmable parameter menus .......................................... 24
TABLE 4: Types of LED display ........................................................ 111
TABLE 5: Troubleshooting chart ......................................................... 112
TABLE D-1: Speciļ¬cations, 1234/36/38 controllers ...............................D-1
FIGURES / TABLES