What does Other fault code Error 101 / 301 mean?

Q: What does Other fault code Error 101 / 301 mean?

Error 101 / 301 indicates: Load stays at a fixed value regardless of weight lifted. Fix: Load Cell / Transducer Offset Error. LOGIC: The "Zero" point of the sensor has drifted too far from the calibrated value, often due to sensor damage or extreme cold. ACTION: 1. Check for physical damage to the load cell (links or pins). 2. Perform a "Zero Calibration" with no load on the hook.

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Error 101 / 301

Load stays at a fixed value regardless of weight lifted.

System

Robway RCI

Symptom

Load stays at a fixed value regardless of weight lifted.

Diagnosis & fix steps

Load Cell / Transducer Offset Error. LOGIC: The "Zero" point of the sensor has drifted too far from the calibrated value, often due to sensor damage or extreme cold. ACTION: 1. Check for physical damage to the load cell (links or pins). 2. Perform a "Zero Calibration" with no load on the hook.

Red Seal field insights

Robway systems are very sensitive to "Ghost Loads." If you have a code 101, check the load cell connector for moisture. Water in the plug causes "resistance leakage" that makes the computer think there is 5 tons on the hook when it's empty.

Same code keeps coming back?

That's a program problem, not a part problem. Book a 30-minute uptime review with Grant, a Red Seal Heavy Duty Technician.

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