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S4C IRB6400 Randomly Restarting

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  • May 11, 2023 at 3:59 PM
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    • May 11, 2023 at 3:59 PM
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    I have a an irb6400 here that's to be used as part of a welding setup. I had this exact robot setup down at our factory and it worked fine with no problems. I have now moved the robot down to our customers site and am in the process of programming it. However it is randomly restarting Its done it 6 times today alone.

    Anyone any idea what would be causing this?

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    • May 11, 2023 at 4:10 PM
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    Power at the customer site maybe not reliable.

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    • May 11, 2023 at 4:17 PM
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    The power outlet for this robot was only installed last week and there is another smaller IRB2400L beside it on a different Isolator that is not doing this.

    The factory also has multiple manual welding machines running constant.

    The robot appears to be warm restarting, do you think this could still be power related?

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    • May 11, 2023 at 4:33 PM
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    Are the welding power cables away from the robot's cabling?

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    • May 11, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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    yeah they are and its doing it when the welder is not active

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    • May 11, 2023 at 4:49 PM
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    I would look for loose wiring in the cabinet, make sure that boards are seated properly, stuff can get jarred during shipping. Check power supply voltages.

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    • May 12, 2023 at 2:04 AM
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    I would look for loose wiring in the cabinet, make sure that boards are seated properly, stuff can get jarred during shipping. Check power supply voltages.

    When you check the DC voltages, switch meter to AC and verify the AC component of your DC voltages are below 30mV. S4C/S4C+ power supply filtering diminishes with age.

    Have you tried moving and jostling everything to induce the restart?

    Does this happen when motor power comes on or when moving the robot?

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    • May 12, 2023 at 9:23 AM
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    I have tried jostling all exterior cables to try induce a restart to no avail. I will try some of the interior parts to check them.

    I have measured the ac voltage on the 24vdc output and I am getting around 1v as soon as i connect the meter, however this steadily but slowly drops down below 0.15v.

    It happens both when the robot is moving and when sitting stationary with motors off.

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    • May 13, 2023 at 2:29 AM
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    I have measured the ac voltage on the 24vdc output and I am getting around 1v as soon as i connect the meter, however this steadily but slowly drops down below 0.15v.

    It should be under 30mV. What brand meter and what location are you measuring the 24V? What model year S4C controller? If not sure on the model year - what power supply - DSQC374 or DSQC365?

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    • May 15, 2023 at 8:20 AM
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    Power Supply is DSQC365. Model year is 2002 M99

    I measured this in the top compartment XT31, the 2 amp 24v point used for I/O

    the meter is a cheap one the brand is DRAPER Expert

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    • May 16, 2023 at 1:36 AM
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    the meter is a cheap one the brand is DRAPER Expert

    That meter doesn't have the AC mV scaling needed for a good measurement of AC noise (ripple) on the DC. Should have a 2.00V scale or less.

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    • June 22, 2023 at 12:36 PM
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    internal power supply failing?

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