Miswired 24V Power Supply Causes Breaker to Trip

Miswired 24V Power Supply Causes Breaker to Trip

This article covers a scenario that a brand new machine trips the breaker upon start up


The wiring for the 24V power supply needs to be checked and corrected.

Correct Wiring:




Location of 24V Power Supply by Machine :

Due to minor changes, the exact location may vary a bit


Nova 24:

Back of the machine to the left of the exhaust port behind the small blue door



Nova 35:

Right hand side of the machine, lower blue door. Tucked behind the 3V power supply





Nova 51 and 63:

Right hand side of the machine, lower blue door. Mounted to the DIN rail in the control panel area

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