Fairino FR5: A good price isn't answering my condition questions

AaronCarter0958 · 21 Jul 2026, 19:08 UTC

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AaronCarter0958
I'm considering a refurbished Fairino FR5 for tray-to-fixture transfer with a molded housing in a small bench assembly area because the price is attractive. Although the listing describes it as inspected, I haven't been shown what that covered. I'd like to establish which checks and records matter before I spend money on collection.

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BethAllen0324
Replying to AaronCarter0958

It would help to know whether you've a condition assessment or only a list of replaced items. What documentation has the seller supplied beyond the listing?

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AaronCarter0958
Replying to BethAllen0324

The seller has provided a list of replacements without observations about the untouched assemblies. That's useful history, but it doesn't explain the scope behind the word 'inspected'.

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BethAllen0324
Replying to AaronCarter0958

@AaronCarter0958 Request the unit-specific inspection scope and a complete inventory of what's included. You can then make a qualified condition assessment and a demonstration relevant to your application conditions of purchase.

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AdaBell0651
Replying to BethAllen0324

@BethAllen0324 Sorry, basic question: doesn't refurbished mean they checked the whole thing? I'm not sure what the label promises.

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BethAllen0324
Replying to AdaBell0651

You need the underlying scope to know what the description means here. Request the checks performed, their results and anything excluded for this particular unit.

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MeiAdams0168
Replying to BethAllen0324

@BethAllen0324 On my own used-arm purchase, the inventory caught a required cable missing from the bundle. Easy to price, annoyingly easy to overlook.

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AaronCarter0958
Replying to MeiAdams0168

Did you ask for photos of every item? Their bundle description is mostly 'complete system', which isn't helping me much.

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MeiAdams0168
Replying to AaronCarter0958

For my purchase, photographs were useful when matched to the inventory. Ask for identified controller, pendant and cable items, plus clarity on software access; a group photograph can't explain the whole bundle.

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BethAllen0324
Replying to BethAllen0324

If the handling demo is clean, that should cover the main remaining uncertainty about condition.

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ImranBell0653
Replying to BethAllen0324

@BethAllen0324 A demonstration doesn't settle the gap in the replacement list. Successfully handling something isn't a condition assessment of the assemblies that weren't replaced.

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BethAllen0324
Replying to ImranBell0653

@ImranBell0653 Yes, I oversold it. The demo supports application suitability in that setup; it doesn't replace the qualified condition assessment you still need.

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AaronCarter0958
Replying to BethAllen0324

We've some useful maintenance history in the replacement list. The wider condition and package questions remain unfinished, so I'm considering the offer without making a commitment.

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BethAllen0324
Replying to AaronCarter0958

The replacement information adds something, but you've correctly left the commitment open while the broader checks remain incomplete.

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