What is a Current Trip Alarm?

[travis]

What does Current Trip Alarm mean?

Hello,
What is a "Current Trip Alarm" in layman's terms? Can someone provide a basic explanation or definition of a Current Trip Alarm message and its possible causes. I'm looking for tips on troubleshooting this type of fault from the perspective of a maintenance technician. Thank you!

• Current Trip Fault
• Current Trip Alarm
• Current Trip Problem
• Current Trip Message

[3rdshiftguy]

What is a Current Trip Alarm?

A current trip alarm or current trip fault is usually self explanatory. This error would indicate excessive current flow in the circuit that is being monitored.

You need to identify which circuit or component is being monitored, then of course track down the reason for high current in the first place.

Use your technical skill to first identify whether an outside force, most likely mechanical problem, is causing stress or strain on an electrical circuit or motor.

Remove the mechanical load from the system for testing and go from there. If stress or strain isn't causing the current trip alarm, you need to begin electrical troubleshooting using basic electronic theory, in other words Ohm's law.

Good luck!