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Yale ERC050GHN48TE048 no drive function and error code 07

Our Yale ERC050GHN48TE048 (Serial # A908N01610C) forklift stopped working fwd or reverse directions.
The pump motor comes on OK and the raise/lower/tilt functions all work OK.
When I put it in fwd or reverse, then press the accelerator the display reads error code 07 (Accelerator input voltage too high).
I checked the feedback from the accelerator potentiometer to the control unit (General Electric IC3645SR4W606N6) and it checks out OK:-
4VDC when the pedal is not pressed.
3.64VDC at the point where the START switch is activated.
0.5VDC when the pedal is pressed all the way down.
I checked the START switch operation and it checks OK (Measured at the controller input P3).
I have inspected the traction motor and it is in good condition, commutator is clean and brushes are a good length.
I have also noticed that occasionally the battery symbol sometimes starts flashes on the display panel even though the batteries are fully charged however it only lasts a second or 2 and then goes away. I am not sure if this is associated with the error code 07.
I hope you can give me some advice or point me in the right direction. I suspect a faulty controller but I do not have a spare so I can't confirm this.
Thank you and regards
  • Posted 24 Apr 2009 17:04
  • By e106elec
  • joined 24 Apr'09 - 3 messages
  • Western Australia, Australia
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It is a Yale truck, 38VDC. I doubled checked the accelerator pot and it is all good. Linkages are good, condition is good, pin located good and the travel is good.
I also tried aKevin_K's suggestion of adjusting it so that the voltage was below 3.6VDC at start and it gave the same error code 07. I also tried it at 0.1VDC increments down all the way to 1.5VDC but still error code 07.
I have checked the wiring right through and it is all good. I suspect a faulty controller. When I decided to open up the controller and found that it has water droplets on the inside of the casing and looks like the boards have been water damaged. I have found a company in the US which repair these for only $275 but I have since been told that we are getting a new folklift so I won't be spending any more time on the broken Yale one.
Thanks again for your help
  • Posted 29 Apr 2009 18:17
  • By e106elec
  • joined 24 Apr'09 - 3 messages
  • Western Australia, Australia
thats an AC truck right?
i had one a month ago do the same thing

its the accelerator pot

the pot has an arm with an oblong slot in it

the the pedal has a pin coming out of the left face to the left to engage the slot in the pot arm

make sure the pin from the pedal is in the slot not on the outside of the lever (the pot is spring loaded internally so it will move with the pedal even if its not in the correct spot)

this pin looked like it was driven in too far (apprentice day at the yale factory lol) and the pin jumped out of the slot and made the machine pop code 07

make sure that pin is flush on the right hand side of the pedal

if that looks good adjust the pot

if you do indeed find that this is the issue
then dont touch the pot
remove the pedal and drive the pin into its correct spot
(protruding to the left and flush to the right side of the pedal)

install the pedal and make sure that pin engages the slot
and that you set up the actuator tab for the start switch right
(its a lil trickier than it looks, lining up the tab + slot takes some finagling, i missed it twice 3rd time was a charm lol)

i also fount that it kinda chewed up the end of the pin a bit when it jumped out of its slot
if yours looks kinda messy just clean up the end of the pin with a file (the exposed end not the end in the pedal)

if you need a picture of it (from the manual) then click my screenname that brings up my profile and there you shall find my email lol
  • Posted 28 Apr 2009 12:46
  • Modified 28 Apr 2009 13:00 by poster
  • By justinm
  • joined 13 Apr'06 - 604 messages
  • New York, United States
New York, New York its a heluva town..you know that The Bronx is up..and I'm Brooklyn down
your digging in the right place mate. you need to adjust that pot so that tha start voltage is below 3.6 voltsdc. if it still doesn,t go check the wiring and connections from front to back
  • Posted 26 Apr 2009 21:04
  • By kevin_k
  • joined 25 Nov'05 - 502 messages
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom

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