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Press [POWER OFF]. Set the main circuit breaker to the OFF position. Wait until the high voltage LED on the vector drive
is completely off before disconnecting any cables.

Symptom Probable Cause Corrective Action

Examine the corresponding
Faulty servo amplifier.
amplifier assembly.
Alarm 161, 162, 163, 164 AXIS DRIVE FAULT. Inspect the cables and the
Faulty power cable.
Alarm 993 AMPLIFIER SHORT CIRCUIT connectors.
Examine the servo motor with
Faulty servo motor.
the fault.
Examine the cable and the
Alarm 103, 104, 105 POSITIONING ERROR or Faulty encoder cable.
connections.
Alarm 270, 709 SERVO ERROR TOO LARGE
during a zero return. Bad encoder connection at the Examine the connection at the
motor encoder or at the Maincon motor and at the Maincon
Alarm 139, 140, 141, 142, 190, 273, 676, 685, 686, (MOCON). (MOCON).
687, 731, 732,733, 735 MOTOR Z FAULT.

Alarm 153 - 156 Z CHANNEL MISSING

Alarm 182, 183, 184, 185, 194, 278, 655-657, 680, Bad connection at the I/O PCB Examine the connection at the
761, 763 AXIS CABLE FAULT. brake connectors. motor and at the I/O PCB

Alarm 224 - 228 AXIS TRANSITION FAULT

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Servo Amplifier
Corrective Action:

Make sure the axis servo motor cables are not contaminated or
pinched. Contaminated or pinched cables can cause a short.
Replace the cables if necessary.

Check the amplifier for a short. Disconnect the cables for the
axis servo motor at the amplifier that generates the alarm. Take
the following resistance measurements:

Terminal -HV to RED, WHT, and BLK terminals

Terminal +HV to RED, WHT, and BLK terminals

A short circuit in any of these measurements is an indication of a

defective amplifier.

Refer to Servo Amplifier - Troubleshooting Guide to troubleshoot

the amplifier.

Power Cable
Corrective Action:

Make sure the cables are connected correctly to the corresponding amplifier. Inspect the connector at the motor. Look for
loose connections or contamination.

Look for signs of damage or stiffness on the cable. Disconnect the power cable from the amplifier and motor. Measure the
resistance from leg to leg, and from leg to ground. Make sure the measurements result in an open connection. Check each
leg from one end of the cable to the corresponding leg on the other end of the cable for continuity. If there is an open
connection, there is a problem with the cable.

Servo Motor
Corrective Action:

Make sure the motor's connectors are not contaminated.

Disconnect and inspect the power cable connector at the motor.
Make sure that there is no coolant contamination. Coolant
contamination can generate drive fault alarms and damage the
amplifier. Measure the resistance from the pins labeled A, B and
C at the motor connector to chassis ground.

The reading must be OPEN.

If the reading is not OPEN, the servo motor is at fault.

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Main Processor/Encoder Cable
Corrective Action:

Examine the connector [1] on the Maincon or MOCON PCB.

Make sure it is not damaged.

Examine the cable. Look for signs of damage or stiffness. The

connector [4] has two housings [2,3] for the cable pins.

Measure the resistance on the encoder cable from leg to leg, and
from leg to ground. Make sure each measurement results in an
open connection.

Make sure the cable is firmly connected at both ends. Reseat

both connections. Make sure the cable is installed in the correct
connector at the Maincon or MOCON PCB.

Motor Brake
Corrective Action:

Reseat the the connection for connectors P79 or P78 [1] on the
I/O PCB.

Measure the voltage across the red and black cables.

Press [EMERGENCY STOP]. There should be no voltage.

Press [RESET] to clear the alarms. The voltage should be

between 20-30 VDC.

Examine the connection at the motor's brake [2] and power

connectors [3] for contamination. Reseat the connections.

If no voltage is present, go to I/O PCB -Troubleshooting Guide (Classic Haas Control) to troubleshoot the I/O PCB.

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