Curtis Controller
Fault codes
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BEEPS Display Explanation
Possible cause
1.1 Thermal cutback
over or under temperature 1. Temperature > 92c 0r < -25c
2. Excessive load on vehicle.
3. Operation in Extreme enviroment.
4. Motor brake not releasing
1.2 Throttle fault 1
throttle fault
1. Throttle input wire open or shorted.
2. Throttle pot defective.
3. Wrong throttle type selected.
1.3 Spd limit pot fault
speed limit pot fault
1. Speed limit pot wire broken
2. Speed limit pot faulty
1.4 Low battery voltage
battery voltage too low 1. Battery less 8.5 volts under load
2. Bad connection or large voltage drop
1.5 Over voltage
battery voltage too high 1. Battery voltage gretaer than 18 volts
2. Intermittent battery connection
3. Charger supplying wrong voltage
2.1 Main off fault
main contactor driver off fault 1. Main contactor driver
failed to open
2.3 Main Cont Flts
main contactor fault 1. Main contactor welded or stuck open
2. Brake coil resistance too high
3. Main contactor driver fault
2.4 Main on fault
main contactor driver on fault 1. Main
contactor driver failed to close
3.1 Proc/wiring fault
HPD fault present for 10 sec 1. Misadjusted
throttle pot
2. Faulty or worn throttle pot
3. Faulty or worn speed pot
3.2 Brake on fault
brake on fault
1. Motor brake manually released
2. Motor brake switch faulty
3. Motor brake wire disconnected
3.3 Precharge fault
precharge fault 1. Very low battery voltage
2. Keyswitch and throttle activated together
3.4 Brake off fault
brake off fault
1. Motor brake coil open
2. Motor brake coil shorted
3.5 HPD
HPD ( high pedal disable )
1. Misadjusted throttle pot
2. Throttle activated before key switch
4.1 Current sense fault
current sense fault 1. Short in motor or wiring
2. Controller failure
4.2 HW Failsafe
motor voltage fault
1. Short in motor or wiring
2. Controller Failure
3. Voltage does not match throttle
4.3 Eeprom fault
EEPROM fault
1. Eeprom failure of fault
4.4 Power section fault
power section fault 1. Eeprom failure or fault
2. Short in motor or wiring
3. Controller failure