Curtis 1243
GEN
2 Manual
8
2 — INSTALLATION & WIRING:
Controller
Standard Power Wiring
Motor armature wiring is straightforward, with the armature
’
s A1 connection
going to the controller
’
s
B+
bus bar and the armature
’
s A2 connection going to
the controller
’
s
M-
bus bar.
The motor
’
s
fi
eld connections (S1 and S2) are less obvious. The direction
of vehicle travel with the forward direction selected will depend on how the
motor
’
s S1 and S2 connections are made to the controller
’
s two
fi
eld terminals
(
S1
and
S2
) and how the motor shaft is connected to the drive wheels through
the vehicle
’
s drive train.
CAUTION:
The polarity of the
S1
and
S2
connections
will affect the operation of the emergency reverse feature. The forward and
reverse switches and the
S1
and
S2
connections must be con
fi
gured so that the
vehicle drives away from the operator when the emergency reverse button is
pressed.
Standard Control Wiring
Wiring for the input switches and contactors is shown in Figure 3; the pins are
identi
fi
ed on page 6. In the standard wiring con
fi
guration, the auxiliary driver
at Pin 8 is used to drive an electromagnetic brake.
The main contactor coil must be wired directly to the controller as shown
in Figure 3. The controller checks for welded or missing contactor faults and
uses the main contactor coil driver output to disconnect the battery from the
controller and motor when speci
fi
c faults are present. If the main contactor coil
is not wired to Pin 4, the controller will not be able to open the main contactor
in serious fault conditions and the system will therefore not meet EEC safety
requirements.
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