In this video, we discuss common alarms and failures with a VM3 spindle drive, as well as share our tips to help you troubleshoot them. We also discuss common causes of these failures such as:
- F-000: Winding Selection Contactor Failure –
- A faulty contactor (HV-75APx(S), HV-150APx(S), or HV-200APx(S)) [x denotes revision of the contactor with 4 being the most recent. S suffix is attached to the end of the contactor model number if plastic cover is installed.
- Control board failure
- F-100: Inverter Output Overcurrent
- Failed output inside the drive
- Weak motor insulation (low megaohms to the ground)
- Weak cable insulation
- F-300: Input Overcurrent
- Failed input inside the drive
- A faulty current detection circuit
- Control board failure
