Code oL1: Motor Overload
Issue Description & Safety Warning
The Yaskawa A1000 AC Drive has triggered a critical Motor Overload alarm. Immediate attention from a qualified operator or maintenance technician is required to prevent secondary damage to the equipment or spoiled parts during the manufacturing cycle. Always ensure standard safety and LOTO procedures are followed before accessing electrical cabinets.
Official Troubleshooting Steps
Code type: Fault Manual section: Yaskawa A1000 Troubleshooting Load is too heavy. Reduce the load. Note: After the value of U4-16 has decreased to one less than 100, reset oL1. The value of U4-16 must be less than 100 before oL1 can be reset. Cycle times are too short during acceleration and deceleration. Increase the acceleration and deceleration times (C1-01 through C1-08). A general purpose motor is driven below the rated speed with too high load. - Reduce the load. - Increase the speed. - If the motor is supposed to operate at low speeds, either increase the motor capacity or use a motor specifically designed to operate in the desired speed range. V/f characteristics (voltage and frequency) are not suitable Set the V/f pattern setting parameters (E1-04 to E1-10) to match the motor characteristics. The wrong motor rated current is set to E2-01. - Check the motor-rated current. - Enter the value written on the motor nameplate to parameter E2-01. Multiple motors are running off the same drive. Disable the motor protection function (L1-01 = 0) and install a thermal relay to each motor. The electrical thermal protection characteristics and motor overload characteristics do not match. - Check the motor characteristics. - Correct the type of motor protection that has been selected (L1-01). - Install an external thermal relay. The electrical thermal relay is operating at the wrong level. - Check the current rating listed on the motor nameplate. - Check the value set for the motor rated current (E2-01). Motor overheated by overexcitation operation. - Overexcitation increases the motor losses and the motor temperature. If applied too long, motor damage can occur. Prevent excessive overexcitation operation or apply proper cooling to the motor. - Reduce the excitation deceleration gain (n3-13). - Set L3-04 (Stall Prevention during Deceleration) to a value other than 4. - Set n3-23 (Overexcitation Operation Selection) to 0 (disabled). Speed Search related parameters are set incorrectly. - Check values set to Speed Search related parameters. - Adjust the Speed Search current and Speed Search deceleration times (b3-02 and b3-03 respectively). - After Auto-Tuning, enable Speed Estimation Speed Search (b3-24 = 1). Output current fluctuation due to power supply loss Check the power supply for phase loss.
Source: Yaskawa AC Drive A1000 High Performance Vector Control Drive Technical Manual (SIEP C710616 21H)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-01 · Verified against the manufacturer’s official documentation.
About Yaskawa A1000 AC Drive Alarms
Yaskawa controllers include extensive self-diagnostics that flag or halt the machine when a fault is detected. Error code oL1 on the A1000 AC Drive identifies one specific fault condition — its documented cause and the official corrective steps are listed above, sourced from Yaskawa's service documentation. Always confirm against the manual for your exact machine configuration and follow LOTO procedures before servicing.
Complete Alarm List: 280 Yaskawa A1000 AC Drive codes.
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