Lee, So far experimenting with used 7” diameter 24v forklift motors. However just brought one home and the inspection plate shows less than half the Kw rating than what the guy told me. So likely will take it back and try to exchange for a larger 36v motor. Would like to work with a 5-7 Kw motor if possible.... actually two- one for each truck on the locomotive. But only one set of powered axles, as the first iteration. It’s an experiment at the stage...
I’ll check out the older version of the Curtis. I will likely need to run several motors and controllers off one speed control. Thanks Glenn Sent from my iPad > On Oct 29, 2020, at 12:59 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Glenn Brooks via EV wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Iam trying to decide what 24v controller to buy, to set up a two motor, 24 >> v, 200 amp, (400 amp total) miniature train electric conversion- two >> separate motors, each driving separate axles. I seem I have run into two >> unknowns concerning the Curtis 1204m -46x series controller. Hoping someone >> can enlighten me. >> >> 1). Several to many Asia Curtis clones are selling for deeply discounted >> prices: $150 versus the US OEM price of $450. Wondering if the reliability >> and duty cycle is similar for the aftermarket controllers? >> >> 2) Curtis sells a proprietary programming interface hand held device that >> costs more than their controller. ($600). Can someone confirm their >> alternative downloadable software is a viable alternative to this >> proprietary hand held device? > > Hi Glenn, > > Maybe I'm an old fuddy-duddy; but I've always had good luck with the classic > non-micro based Curtis controllers (1204-1xx to -3xx, 1205-1xx). They were > well-made, documented, repairable, and you didn't need a programmer to set > them up. They are still pretty easy to find at affordable prices. > > What kind of motors are you using? > > Lee Hart > > -- > A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is > nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. > -- Antoine de Saint Exupery > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
