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FANUC Alarm SPOT-036 — PAUSE Invalid weld controller (… defined)

Manufacturer wording — PAUSE Invalid weld controller (%s defined)
The manual prints placeholders; your controller fills them in with the real group, axis or number.

FANUC SPOT-036 (“PAUSE Invalid weld controller (… defined)”): An invalid weld controller number was specified. First check: The current number of weld controllers that the system is configured for is displayed in the error message.

Updated 2026-09-17 · LogrobotLM reference

Description

An invalid weld controller number was specified.

Remedy

The current number of weld controllers that the system is configured for is displayed in the error message. Only use the value one up to and including the number posted on the error line. If you need to increase the number of weld controllers, then perform a controlled start, and define the new number of weld controllers when prompted during the SETUP APPLICATION menu

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