Old Hand Fault Finder

Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 525 F006: Motor Stalled

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What it means The drive could not get the motor to speed up as commanded.

Likely causes

  • Jammed load
  • Accel too fast
  • Current limit too low

Checks, in order

  1. Free-turn the load with power locked out
  2. Lengthen accel
  3. Check current limit setting

Source

Source (reworded, not copied): Rockwell Automation, PowerFlex 520-Series AC Drives User Manual, publication 520-UM001O-EN-E (September 2025), Chapter 4 Troubleshooting. Official manual (PDF). Fault numbers and names can differ between firmware versions.