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FANUC Alarm SRVO-296 — SERVO PSM DISCHG alm

Error
Hardware
cabinet cooling
Controllers
R-J3iB / R-30iA
FANUC class
SERVO

Manufacturer wording — SERVO PSM DISCHG alm(G:%d A:%d)
The manual prints placeholders; your controller fills them in with the real group, axis or number.

FANUC SRVO-296 (“SERVO PSM DISCHG alm”): PSM control power is low voltage Cable between PSM and SVM is disconnected PSM is abnormal. First check: Change cable between PSM and SVM Change PSM.

Updated 2026-10-22 · LogrobotLM reference

Description

PSM control power is low voltage Cable between PSM and SVM is disconnected PSM is abnormal. Or SVM is abnormal

Remedy

Change cable between PSM and SVM Change PSM. Or change SVM

Field diagnosis

The fan of the power supply module discharge resistor has stopped, or the resistor is overloaded.

What to check

  • Check that the resistor fan rotates and replace it; reduce the taught speeds; as a last resort, replace the power supply module.
  • Note: PSM version of SRVO-043.

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