Dukane 403-570-01 user manual Message Description Cause Possible Solution

Section 9 - Troubleshooting

Table 9-IIMachine Display Messages (continued)

Message

Description

Cause

Possible Solution

Warnings

Battery life limit, press	The batteries in the PLC	Batteries have not been replaced in		Contact DUKANE service for information
	and touch screen need to
Continue		approximately 5 years		on battery replacement
	be replaced
Lower limit is greater than	Lower process limit is	Improper process limit values
	greater than Upper process			Correct process limit values
upper limit		entered
	limit
Move to Top Of Stroke	Press head is not at Top of	Machine jogged away from Top Of		Move press to Top Of Stroke position by
				using the “TOP OF STROKE Position”
before welding	Stroke	Stroke position
				screen in setup menu
Process RPM is too high	Programmed spin motor	Programmed spin weld speed is		Reduce spin motor weld RPM
	weld speed is too high	larger than machine capability
TOS to trigger distance is	Distance between Top Of	Trigger position is set too high or		Increase Trigger position value or decrease
	Stroke position and Trigger	Top Of Stroke position is set too
too small				Top of Stroke position value
	position is too small	low
Vertical weld speed is too	Programmed press weld	Programmed press weld speed is		Reduce press weld speed
high	speed is too high	larger than machine capability
		1.	Weld Time, Rotations, or	1.	Increase Weld Time, Rotations, or
			Distance too short
	Weld duration generated by				Distance above the “Min..” value
Weld duration too short		2.	Deceleration too low
	programmed parameters is	NOTE: the time for deceleration is			indicated on the Weld Parameters
	too short				setup screen
		counted as part of the total weld
				2.	Increase spin deceleration
		time or number of rotations
Weld trigger position is	Cycle will not start since the	1. Vertical travel lower limit set		1. Lower vertical travel lower limit, if
below vertical travel lower	programmed press travel is		too high		possible..
limit..	larger than the set limit	2. Trigger position too large		2.	Decrease Trigger position

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