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Currahee Cutter User Manual | CK902
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Currahee Cutter User Manual | CK902
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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The Currahee Cutter was developed specifically for the preparation, opening, and reinstatement of service
laterals. However, it can also be used to trim protruding laterals and other defects utilizing a wide variety
of cutting heads and bits. The Currahee Cutter system is made up of a mobile cutter assembly, which
consists of multiple cameras and an air motor attached to a mobile cutter body, a gamepad controller,
the K2 Power Control Unit (PCU), the Air/Water PCU, and individual air and water supply systems.
The mobile cutter assembly is inserted into the pipe where it employs its cutting head to perform the
cutting and trimming of the liner and/or protruding service lateral. In order to accommodate various
pipe sizes and differing conditions, the mobile cutter assembly can be reconfigured using several
interchangeable parts, including multiple sizes of metal or rubber tires, different air motors, and numerous
cutting bits and brushes.
All of the controls necessary to operate and monitor the Currahee Cutter can be found on the Air/Water
PCU, on the gamepad, and within the K2 PCU’s user interface. Enable controls with integrated safety
features are built into the Air/Water PCU, while cutting controls, live video, and other data, such as
motor speeds and distance information, are provided via the K2 and its gamepad.
Gamepad controls activate the cutter motors, moving the cutting head in any of six directions: forward
(FWD), reverse (REV), counter-clockwise (CCW), clockwise (CW), upward (UP), and downward (DN).
NOTE: The gamepad’s joysticks allow the cutting head to be moved in multiple directions simultaneously,
so care should be taken when operating the cutter!
The Currahee Cutter system also includes a Driving
Mode that allows the mobile cutter assembly to be driven at full speed in the forward or reverse direction,
in order to expedite travel through the pipeline when not actively cutting. Wired or wireless gamepads
can be operated anywhere within sight of the monitor to allow the operator to comfortably view the
live video image while controlling the cutter’s operation.
The Air/Water PCU, in tandem with the gamepad, controls the remote air and water valves to start or
stop the air and water flows, activating or deactivating the cutter air motor or camera washing nozzle.
These truck-mounted valves allow air and water to pass through the combination air and water line to
rotate the cutter air motor at approximately 18,000 RPM and/or provide water to the camera washing
nozzle.
*Currahee Cutter body without wheels, air motor,
and camera assembly.
