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Siemens MXL: GROUND FAULT IS MINUS

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What This Code Means

This condition indicates a low impedance connection between the negative side of a field wiring circuit and earth ground.

Common Causes

1Low impedance to the negative side of one of the field wiring circuits to earth ground
2Improperly grounded enclosure
3Conduit ground used instead of earth ground

Resolution Steps

If the message is other than OK, locate the loop and the device responsible. display automatically changes to OK when the ground fault problem is corrected.

Manual References(1)

1siemensMXL-IQInstallationp. 146, 102, 149, 151, 148, 103, 94, 147, 41, 40, 144, 1, 45, 139, 143, 60, 175, 42, 93, 125, 152Open

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