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What Is the Code 7 on the Fanuc Alarm?

MAR. 13, 2025

If your FANUC numerical control system suddenly popped out a “7 alarm”, that is basically the servo system is telling you: “I have a problem!” These types of faults are usually related to servo drives or motors, and can lead to sudden machine stoppages, poor machining accuracy, or even simply not moving.

This article will talk about FANUC alarm 7 in the end how, it may be behind what causes, and how to investigate, how to repair.

What Is the Code 7 on the Fanuc Alarm?
Different Fanuc System, The Meaning May Be Different!
Different models of FANUC controller, such as 0i, 30i, 31i, 32i series, the definition of alarm 7 may be slightly different. But the common situations are basically focused on these types:

- Servo motor overheating: the motor temperature exceeds the limit, the system in order to protect it stopped.
- Driver internal error: such as too much current, unstable power supply and other problems.
- Feedback signal abnormality: the encoder signal is lost or wrong, the drive can not recognize the position of the motor.

Alarm 7 Common Problems Behind the Scenes
From our maintenance experience, the common causes of Alarm 7 are as follows:

1. Faulty Motor or Drive
- The motor has been running too long, under too heavy a load, or the cooling fan has broken and the temperature has spiked.
- The motor coil is short-circuited or burned out, and the current is abnormal.
- Driver internal aging, such as IGBT module damage, control board problems.

2. Unstable Power Supply
- Voltage fluctuates high and low, once the driver detects the abnormality, it will alarm and protect.
- The power transformer itself has problems, such as aging, unstable power supply.

3. too much mechanical load
- The slide rail and bearing are worn or poorly assembled, which causes the motor to run laboriously.
- Some assembly errors can also cause the motor bias load, affecting normal operation.

4. Unreasonable Parameter Setting
- For example, the servo gain is too high, the motor control is too aggressive, the system is easy to oscillate.
- If the current limit and torque setting are wrong, exceeding the rated value will also cause alarm.
 
How to Troubleshoot and Deal with Fanuc 7 Alarm?
Here are a few common inspection methods used by the first line, which are more practical:

First Start from the Equipment Body
- Touch the motor: use the temperature gun to see the motor shell temperature, overheating, then basically find the reason.
- Manually turn the motor shaft: Is there any jamming? If it is tight, it may be mechanically stuck.
- Check the cables and plugs: loose, poor contact, oxidation and these small problems are also often out of the pot.

Then Check the Drive
- Go to the system to see the alarm details, FANUC's diagnostic interface is usually recorded.
- FANUC's Servo Guide software, look at the real-time current, voltage and feedback signals are not abnormal.
- If possible, change a spare part to try. Alarm disappears after changing the drive or motor, indicating that the original hardware is indeed a problem.

Don't Forget to Check the Power Supply
- Use a multimeter to measure the input voltage to see if there is too much fluctuation.
- The power supply filter should also be looked at, sometimes too much interference with the power grid can also be a problem.

Check the Mechanical
- Poorly lubricated bearings, screws and guide rails may increase the load on the motor.
- Some machine assembly precision is not adjusted properly, the motor operation is also easy to bias load.

How to Avoid Alarm 7 in the Future?
- Regular inspection: do not always ignore the motor temperature, it is always right to check once a month; drive fans, heat sinks, internal components, the best quarterly sweep.
- Stable power supply: install a voltage regulator can save a lot of things, especially when the workshop voltage fluctuations.
- Mechanical maintenance do not be lazy: guide rail lubrication, bearing oiling, chip removal smooth, these small actions to do diligently, the machine operation is easy.
- Monitoring data at any time: with FANUC comes with diagnostic functions, current, voltage, temperature at any time to keep an eye on, there are abnormalities early detection.

Summary

FANUC alarm 7 is often related to the servo system, motor, drive, power supply, cable, parameter settings and so on may be the culprit. If you encounter similar problems, do not panic, according to the above method step by step check, basically can find out the problem.

If you can't figure it out by yourself, or you need motor/driver repair, replacement, or testing, you can also contact us at Songwei. We deal with these alarm codes every day, and we have the experience and equipment to help you get back to production as soon as possible!

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