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vinnie86
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RE: PowerFlex 525 F048 params defaulted after a firmware flash

Upload the drive to CCW now and save it. Tonight.

3 weeks ago
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RE: Motor rewound twice in a year on a VFD with a 60 m unshielded run

The scope reading is the part nobody does. Good to have a number.

3 weeks ago
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RE: CRC errors on one Stratix 5700 port, patch lead runs through the PowerFlex 755 panel

Ran a shielded industrial Cat5e in through the top gland on the other side of the panel, shield clamp at the panel entry, 8 in off the motor leads. Re...

3 weeks ago
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RE: PowerFlex 525 STO inputs instead of the safety contactor, panel builder wants it dropped

Went with STO on the 5 hp PF525. Both relay outputs to S1 and S2 on their own wires, contactor dropped, disconnect on the door stays for lockout. Safe...

3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
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RE: PowerFlex 525 kept running after the switch died, stop on the screen did nothing

Then that's the story. Somebody got tired of the nuisance trips and set C143 to hold last so the drive would ride through the dropouts, instead of fin...

3 weeks ago
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RE: PowerFlex 525 F004 undervoltage on several drives at the same second

Recording meter on the MCC bus for a week, leads landed on the Sunday shutdown. Sags to about 390VAC for a good second on every backup compressor star...

3 weeks ago
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RE: FactoryTalk View SE v12 client can't find the HMI server after a PC rebuild

Ran the wizard, picked Network Directory, entered the server name, logged in with the admin account, rebooted. Administration Console shows the applic...

3 weeks ago
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RE: G120C says 1450 rpm, tacho says 1390, label pitch wrong

Telegram 1 sends actual speed back in the second word. Scale it, show that.

3 weeks ago
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RE: PowerFlex 525 F005 overvoltage every time the fan stops

Same as dan says. During the 3s decel the drive pulls the frequency down faster than that wheel can slow, so the wheel drives the motor, the motor tur...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Star-delta, soft starter or VFD for a 45 kW compressor

The changeover bang killed that contactor. Years out of this one.

3 weeks ago
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RE: 20 HP DOL motor hums and won't turn, overload trips after a minute

That's single phasing. C is open somewhere upstream and the 250 you see on it is the motor making it through its own windings. Two phases won't turn a...

3 weeks ago
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RE: PowerFlex 525 kept running after the switch died, stop on the screen did nothing

C143, EN Comm Flt Action. It's what the drive does when the EtherNet/IP connection drops. Default is Fault, which is what your five did. The other opt...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Roof fan VFD trips overcurrent at start when the wind is up

The 4 seconds is the search. Normal for a big wheel.

3 weeks ago
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RE: Motor rewound twice in a year on a VFD with a 60 m unshielded run

We had this exact thing on a roof fan. Dropped the carrier to 2 kHz and the motor lasted longer, not forever. It still went eventually.

3 weeks ago
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