Curtis Controllers

When a truck won't drive or a lift won't respond, the controller is one of the places to look, and this page gathers about 290 listings for the Curtis controller on forklifts, tuggers and other electric equipment. Most of them are controllers, with pump controllers, AC controllers, displays and power units rounding out the range. About half carry the word "repair" in the name, which changes what you're buying, so that is explained below along with how the numbers are written.

Like most of our catalog, these are aftermarket listings. A Curtis name or a "For Curtis" prefix is there so you can match the unit to the one in your machine, and it doesn't mean Curtis made the part we're selling.

Curtis Controller Types in This Group

Controllers are most of the story here, with 240 listings of one kind or another. The word "motor" appears in 25 of them, in names such as "Curtis ZY1242-4212 Motor Controller", while "pump controller" is used for the lift side, as in "Curtis 1254C-4510 Pump Controller". There is also an AC type ("For Curtis 1236-4503 Curtis AC Controller - Repair") and a Sepex type, which appears in 7 listings.

The most common wording by far is PMC, which shows up in 68 listings, for example "Curtis 1243C-4376 PMC Controller" and "Curtis 1228-2406 Controller PMC". Three Crown listings add the word "Quad", as in "For Crown 133085 4 Quad Curtis Controller Repair". If your old unit has a nameplate, copy the wording that's printed on it and compare it to the listing name, since those type words are how the group is divided.

The forklift controllers page covers every brand of controller and control card, with more than 4,100 listings, and is the place to go if the unit you need isn't a Curtis.

Repair Listings and Complete Controllers

In this group, 141 listings say "repair" in the name. A typical example is "Curtis 1243C-4278 Controller - Repair", and the same number often has a plain version too. That's why it matters: the number 1236-4402 appears in 4 listings, and both 1243C-4276 and 1243C-4278 appear in 3 each. Read the end of the name before you order, because a listing that ends in "repair" is not the same product as a plain "Controller" listing for that number.

If you can't tell from the wording which one you need, don't guess. Call (708) 507-0707 with the number off the controller and we can talk it through, or send the model and a description of the problem.

Reading a Curtis Part Number

Curtis numbers are mostly four digits, a dash and four more, like 1215-9103, 1297-2410 and 1207-4101. Some carry a letter inside the first group, as in 1243C-4276, 1205X-4421 and 1207AC-6104, and others add a "ZY" in front, as in ZY1297-2402 or ZY-1238-5606. A dashed number appears in 235 listings, so dashes are normal here.

When a search finds nothing, change one thing at a time. Take off the ZY, remove the letter after the first four digits, or search just the first four digits to see the family. The first four tend to repeat across listings (1243, 1236, 1297 and 1207 each turn up more than once), while the last four separate one unit from another.

Voltage and Display Clues

Some listings give the voltage, and that detail is worth matching. The group includes "Curtis 1237-3402 PMC Controller 36 Volt - Repair", "Curtis 1238E-6521 TV-6 Controller 48V - Repair" and a few written as a pair, such as "24/36" or "24V/36V". If a listing doesn't state the voltage, check the label on your old controller before you order.

Away from the controllers, a handful of listings are displays: "ZY-97L0420200 Curtis Display" is one of 6 with that word, and 3 mention a handset. The matching gauges and displays page lists gauges for all brands, about 460 in total.

Power Units and Other Curtis Items

There are 16 listings that use the word "unit", such as "Curtis 1203A-301 Power Unit - Repair". Beyond those, the group contains very small numbers of other parts. There is one each of a switch, a potentiometer, a handle and a solenoid contactor, two that mention a tiller, and two that say BDI. If the Curtis name doesn't help, the wider pages for hydraulic pumps, switches, contactors and solenoids list those parts for every make.

Curtis Controllers Written for Other Makes

This group is as much about the machine as the controller. In 59 listings, a second make is named too. Crown is the biggest with 15, followed by BT and Caterpillar with 10 each. Three each mention Cushman and E-Z-GO, and two each mention Hyster, Still, Tennant and Raymond and Barrett. One each lists Toyota, Zapi, Taylor Dunn, Atlet, Genie, Advance, Bendi or Blue Giant, as in "Toyota 00590-00548-R Curtis Motor Controller".

These show you which numbers the machine makers use. "For Crown 119336 Curtis Controller PMC Repair" has a Crown number and a Curtis name in one listing, so you can search either one. The same goes for BT, where a title reads "BT 306777-004 For Curtis Motor Controller -Repair".

If the Curtis Number You Have Isn't Here

Not every controller number is listed. A number that isn't listed may still be obtainable, since sourcing parts we don't list is something we can often do. Send the Curtis number, the machine and what it does by phone or email. We're open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central, and the contact page reaches us at any time.

Curtis Controller FAQ

What does PMC mean in a listing?

It's part of the controller's name as listed, and 68 listings use it. Match it to the wording on your old controller, since the listing is for that style.

Is a repair listing the same as a new controller?

No. Listings with "repair" in the name are treated as separate products from the plain ones, so look at the end of the name. When it isn't clear, ask before ordering.

My machine isn't a forklift. Can you help?

The group includes controllers named for E-Z-GO and Cushman, so search the number first. If nothing comes up, tell us the machine and the number.

Which number do I search, Curtis or the machine maker's?

Either. Many listings carry both, so try the Curtis number first and the maker's number if that fails.