Mil-Drive HCU-400 Military Pendant Control Unit — Tethered Hand Controller with Emergency Stop and Status LEDs

Mil-Drive HCU-400 is a military pendant control unit: a tethered hand controller that connects by cable to the Mil-Drive MCU-400 military motor control unit and is used in the field. The operator runs the mechanism one-handed with raise and lower commands, reaches the emergency stop instantly and follows system status on the LEDs.

Power and communication come from the main unit through a single MIL-DTL-38999 connector and cable; no separate power supply is needed. The pendant is designed and manufactured by TEDEG in Ankara; the photos show a pre-production unit.

When the pendant is switched on, command priority passes to it automatically; when it is off, commands come from the system control panel (RS-485) or the web interface. The raise / lower switch is guarded and momentary: one press starts travel, a second press stops it, and travel stops automatically when the mechanism reaches its limit switch. The emergency stop cuts the motor outputs instantly while control and communication stay on.

The enclosure is CNC-machined aluminium (EN-AW 5754) with MIL-C-5541E Type I chromate conversion coating and MIL-DTL-64159 compatible military paint; ingress protection is IP67.

Specifications:

• Mast and platform mechanisms: raise and lower operated in the field, next to the mechanism
• Platform leveling and lifting systems: position and "ready to move" status in the operator's hand
• Shelter and vehicle-mounted systems: main unit indoors or on the vehicle, operator up to a cable length away
• Spare or second pendant: ordered separately for existing MCU-400 installations

HCU-400 connects to the KN5 controller connector of the Mil-Drive MCU-400. It ships with the MCU-400 when ordered with the -H option, and can also be ordered separately as a spare or second pendant.

Ordering code: HCU-400-Cxx-p — xx cable length in metres (standard C05, P/N TDG-042-02-xx), p paint code (0 = military green Green 383, 1 = tan Tan 686A, 2 = earth yellow Earth Yellow). Example: HCU-400-C05-0: 5 m cable, military green.

HCU-400 and MCU-400 are designed together by TEDEG: one cable carries both the 28 VDC supply and RS-485 communication, command priority is managed automatically in the main unit, and the pendant LEDs show the main unit's interlock and limit chain directly. All products are in the Frequency Converters, Motor Drives & Military UPS Systems category; use the quote form for project-specific cable lengths and paint.