Troubleshooting - Curtis Fast-Cast 175 Installation & Owner's Manual

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Whenever service is necessary, your local dealer knows your Curtis Spreader best. Take your Curtis
Spreader to your local dealer for any maintenance or service needs on your unit. If this is not
possible, the Troubleshooting Guide below may assist you in identifying the problem.
Warning: First read all warning instructions and safety messages before servicing your spreader.
Preliminary Checks
• Be sure all electrical connections are tight and clean.
• Be sure nothing is jammed in the hopper.
PROBLEM
Motor doesn't run.
Shut down.
Material will not feed.
ERROR FLASH CODES
Repeating Sequence
Short-Short-Short
Short-Short-Long
Short-Long-Short
Short-Long-Long
Long-Short-Short
Long-Short-Long
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Troubleshooting

POSSIBLE CAUSE
Loose electrical connections.
Blown Fuse.
Motor Seized.
Jammed auger.
Poor electrical connections.
Electrical short.
Controller Bad.
Controller Bad.
No material in hopper.
Wet material.
Frozen or coarse material.
Spinner not turning.
Auger loose on shaft.
Status
Open circuit in spreader motor circuit
Short circuit in spread motor circuit
Low battery
Jammed Hopper
Overheated
Overload in spreader motor circuit
SOLUTION
Check all connections.
Replace fuse.
Replace motor.
Carefully clear jammed material.
Clean or replace connectors.
Use dielectric grease.
Check electrical connections.
Check for bare wires.
Replace controller.
Fill hopper.
Fill hopper.
Replace with dry material.
Replace material.
Check drive assembly.
Tighten locking bolt on the side of the auger. There
Tighten locking bolt on the side of the auger.
is a flat machined on the driver shaft. Align the
There is a flat machined on the driver shaft.
auger with this flat and tighten the bolt.
Align the auger with this flat and tighten the bolt.
Replace vibrator
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