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18.2.2 Possible causes of errors
îš„ Contamination by condensed oil, grease, water
îš„ Signal socket damaged
îš„ Cable damaged
îš„ Signal error caused by high frequency, strong magnetic fields, etc.
îš„ Penetration of humidity
îš„ Encoder electronics (e.g., light unit) defective
îš„ Motor encoder is loose (e.g., loose or defective coupling between motor encoder housing and
motor housing)
îš„ Strong machine vibrations
îš„ Interface on the control defective