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8.5 Troubleshooting
Table 10. Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
Hoist does not lift or lower load
Emergency stop button is
activated
Deactivate button
Blown fuse
Replace the fuse
Motor thermal protection
activated
Allow motor to cool down
Pendant plug pin pushed out
Reinstall plug pin
Contactor terminal screws loose
Tighten screws
Inverter terminal is badly fixed
Press on the terminal
Mainline switch shut off
Turn switch on
Hoist does not lift load
Overload condition
Reduce load
Slip clutch worn or incorrectly
adjusted
Replace wear items or readjust
slip clutch torque
Upper limit switch is activated
Adjust
Load drifts more than 4 inches
[100mm] during an emergency
stop
Brake lining worn
Adjust the brake slipping clutch
and replace the slipping clutch
components if necessary.
Travel direction does not
correspond to that indicated on
push button
Connections of the pendant are
incorrect.
Change wiring of pendant.
Abnormal noises while lifting or
lowering
Load chain and its components
are not lubricated
Clean and lubricate load chain.
Load chain is worn
Replace chain
Chain wheel or chain guide is
worn
Replace chain wheel or chain
guide
Idler sprocket is worn
Replace idler sprocket
A supply phase is missing
Connect the three phases
Twist or kink in load chain
Remove twist or kink
Slow down distance is too long
Wrong inverter setting
Adjust slow down at inverter
level