On 2/7/2013 2:45 PM, Danpatgal wrote:
I pulled the controller last night, got out a good magnifying glass and
inspected my solder joints again - they looked pretty solid.   Besides,
since those there were only two bad MOSFETs, I wouldn't think a bad solder
joint there would stop the controller completely (it was working as usual
immediately after the initial MOSFET explosion).

You know, you can operate the Curtis controller with the outer case off. This makes it a lot easier to get at things to test and debug. Just remember that the large heatsink that all the transistors and diodes are mounted to is electrically LIVE!
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