Mitsubishi Electric MR-J2S-A Error AL.46: Servo motor overheat

Servo amplifier and motor · taken from the manufacturer’s manual, pages cited

Alarm codeAL.46

Servo motor overheat occurs when ambient temperature exceeds 40°C, motor is overloaded, or encoder thermal sensor fails. The manual's first action is: “Power OFF→ON”

Model
Mitsubishi Electric MR-J2S-A
Display shows
Servo motor overheat (AL.46)
Type
Alarm code
Source
Manual p. 69

What AL.46 means

Servo motor overheat p. 200

Common causes

  • 1. Ambient temperature of servo motor is over 40°C (104°F). p. 200
  • 2. Servo motor is overloaded. p. 200
  • 3. Thermal sensor in encoder is faulty. p. 200

What to do

  1. Power OFF→ON p. 200
  2. Press "SET" on current alarm screen. p. 200
  3. Alarm reset (RES) p. 200
  4. Review environment so that ambient temperature is 0 to 40°C (104°F). p. 200
  5. 1. Reduce load. 2. Review operation pattern. 3. Use servo motor that provides larger output. p. 200
  6. Change servo motor. p. 200

Before you service the product, read the safety instructions in the manual p. 3.

If AL.46 is still not resolved

  • contact service / dealer p. 3
    “Do not attempt to install, operate, maintain or inspect the servo amplifier and servo motor until you have read through this Instruction Manual, Installation guide, Servo motor Instruction Manual and appended documents carefully and can use the equipment correctly.”
  • contact service / dealer p. 4
    “Do not attempt to wire the servo amplifier and servo motor until they have been installed. Otherwise, you may get an electric shock.”

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