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March 25, 2023 | Slide 1
ABB industrial drives
ACS880-01 wall-mounted drive
Fault tracing

Objectives
 Fault tracing preparations
 Hardware measurements
 Product diagnostics
 Drive composer features
 Reporting and support

Preparations: Safety Precautions
WARNING! Only qualified electricians are allowed to service the
drive. Read the Safety instructions on the first pages of the Hardware
manual before working on the drive.

Replacement of a faulty unit
Repairs are done mainly by replacing
 Fan
 Control board
 Control panel
 Memory unit
 Internal or external option

Hardware measurements
 Voltage, current and status measurements in ACS880-01:
 DC-voltage
 Motor current
 Input voltage

Required tools
Required tools *
 Personal safety equipment
 Laptop with Drive composer
 True RMS multimeter
 Toolbox with standard tools
Recommended tools *
 Insulation resistance meter
 Digital oscilloscope
 Current clamp
 High-voltage probes
 Network power monitoring instrument
 Portable high voltage DC power supply (min. 500V DC)
 External 24 V DC power supply
* Partial list

Using the control panel
When a fault is active
 The status led turns red
 A message is shown
 Use the context-sensitive help

Using Drive composer
 5 primary faults, 20 secondary faults and warnings
 Time stamp, name, code and auxiliary code
 Operation data such as motor speed and current

Firmware manual
ACS880-01 single drive
manuals in ABB Library

ABB Service Network can contact SupportLine
 End-customers and OEMs can contact the Local ABB Service unit
 Required information:
 Problem description
 Type code and serial number
 Parameter listing
 Solution program
 Actions made so far and their outcome
Support tools