Curtis 1204-412 motor controller

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Curtis 1204-412 motor controller

That green box is the controller that's in the car now: a rebuilt Curtis 36-48 volt 400 amp DC motor controller originally from a Club Car golf cart.

This is the third Curtis we've had in the car, even though we weren't planning on using a golf cart controller when we started the project.

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