Trips & Fault Finding 10-2 
AC30V series Variable Speed Drive 
USING THE KEYPAD TO MANAGE TRIPS 
Trip Messages 
 
If the drive trips, then the display immediately shows a message indicating the reason for the trip. The possible trip messages are given in the 
table below. 
 
 
1 
The drive internal dc link voltage is too high: 
•  The supply voltage is too high 
•  Trying to decelerate a large inertia load too quickly; DECEL TIME time too short 
The brake resistor is open circuit 
To help prevent this trip, enable the DC Link Volts Limit feature 
2 
DC link low trip: 
•  Supply is too low/power down 
3 
The motor current being drawn from the drive is too high: 
•  Trying to accelerate a large inertia load too quickly; ACCEL TIME time too short 
•  Trying to decelerate a large inertia load too quickly; DECEL TIME time too short 
•  Application of shock load to motor 
•  Short circuit between motor phases 
•  Short circuit between motor phase and earth 
•  Motor output cables too long or too many parallel motors connected to the drive 
•
FIXED BOOST level set too high 
4 
Stack self protection 
•  Instantaneous overcurrent detected by the power stack. Refer to OVERCURRENT in this table. 
•  Instantaneous over voltage event. Refer to OVER VOLTAGE in this table 
5 
The motor current exceeded the capabilities of the power stack. 
•  Instantaneous overcurrent detected by the power stack. Refer to OVERCURRENT in this table. 
6 
V/Hz mode only: If the current exceeds 200% of stack rated current for a period of 1 second, the drive will 
trip. This is caused by shock loads 
7 
The motor has stalled (not rotating) Drive in current limit >200 seconds: 
•  Motor loading too great 
•  FIXED BOOST level set too high 
8 
A prolonged overload condition, exceeding the Inverse Time allowance, has caused the trip:  
•
Remove the overload condition