Today, we are going to show you how to troubleshoot your AC Servo Motor. Two of the most common faults that people receive on their motor is overcurrent faults and ground faults. Below, we explain to you 3 simple steps to static checking both of these faults. We have also included a video at the end to help see exactly what to do. Read More

Often times, we receive customer control racks in for repair that get further damaged in shipping. We hope to bring to light some of the common issues we see regarding control rack problems and how to prevent these issues from occurring by taking some precautionary measures before removing and shipping.Read More

In this month's technician's tip, we go over alarm codes on the Magnetek Crane Inverter Drive P3 Series 2. Rob will walk us through common alarm codes and failures on this drive, their cause, and tips on how to resolve them. Read More

This month's product spotlight falls on the Mitsubishi MDS-A-SP and MDS-B-SP unit is offered in sizes starting at 0.4kW and leads up to 55kW. It also has a few features which make it easy and effective to use within a system. An easy to read display allows for quick alarm reading for troubleshooting as well as easy monitoring for each unit. The converter, which was conventionally built within the spindle, is now located within the power supply unit. This allows the spindle unit to be smaller in size and also much lighter than previous versions.Read More