61
UnclassifiedCooling
What This Code Means
Speed sense loss; High exhaust temperature; Speed Sense Loss; High Exhaust Temp; Emergency Shutdown; Excessive Smoke Under Load; Emergency shutdown
Possible Causes
- •Grounded or shorted quad windings
- •Broken or loose switch leads
- •Quad leads not fully seated in connector to control
- •Control plugs not fully seated
- •Improper field resistance
- •Field resistance open to ground
- •Poor brush condition and contact
- •Exhaust temperature switch S5 malfunction
- •Restricted or incorrect raw water flow
- •Faulty customer input connections
- •Faulty K5 relay operation
- •Improper field resistance reading (open to ground)
- •Faulty exhaust temperature switch S5
- •Improper raw water flow
- •Improper K5 relay operation
- •Overload Condition
- •Restricted or improper raw water flow
- •Faulty K5 relay
- •Broken switch leads
- •Loose switch leads
Suggested Actions
- 1Check quad leads fully seated in connector to control
- 2Check control plugs fully seated
- 3Check field windings
- 4Verify proper field resistance reading, open to ground
- 5Check brush condition and contact
- 6Check for grounded or shorted quad windings
- 7Check for broken or loose switch leads
- 8Check exhaust temperature switch S5
- 9Check raw water flow
- 10Check proper field resistance reading, open to ground
- 11Check grounded or shorted quad windings
- 12Check customer input connections
- 13Check K5 relay operation (if equipped)
- 14Check broken or loose switch leads
- 15Check K5 relay operation
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