A cable diagram with the wrong connector labels

NinaCarter1023 · 22 Nov 2025, 13:24 UTC

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NinaCarter1023
I laid our FR5 cable guide beside the delivery labels and found the arm-end and cabinet-end descriptions don't match the connectors shown. We have not connected or powered the setup. I've sent the seller photos of the external markings, but the reply just tells me to follow the diagram. I would, if it described what is on the bench.

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MinaArcher0424
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Ask their technical contact to identify the applicable cable and cabinet documentation against those markings, quoting the guide revision and mismatched page. Do they acknowledge the difference, or have they only repeated the installation instruction?

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to MinaArcher0424

Only repeated it. Our message includes the guide revision but not the page number. I'll add that and ask who is reviewing it technically.

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DavidBarnes0606
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Keep the connectors as received while they answer; a similar-looking diagram is not enough to choose a connection.

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LucaChan1048
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Does the photo show both cable-end labels, Nina?

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AnnaBell0677
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Also ask whether the guide belongs to the supplied cable assembly, not merely the robot model.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to LucaChan1048

Luca, yes, both ends and the cabinet label. Anna, the guide only names FR5 on the cover. I cannot link it to the cable assembly from anything inside.

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AmaraBell0687
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Our useful support answer started when somebody named the actual assembly, not the sales package.

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AnikaAbbott0073
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Has anyone compared the supplied cable reference with the order yet?

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MinaArcher0424
Replying to AnikaAbbott0073

Anika's question is useful. A document mismatch and a substituted cable would need different responses, though neither should be guessed from appearance.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to AnikaAbbott0073

The order gives a kit description, no cable reference. I've asked the seller whether the supplied marked cable is the intended assembly for our cabinet.

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DavidBarnes0606
Replying to NinaCarter1023

That missing detail belongs in the eventual handover too, so a future spare isn't chosen from the same vague kit name.

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AnnaBell0677
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Who is handling the delayed setup while this is open? A technical answer still needs somebody to review it locally.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to AnnaBell0677

Our commissioning technician will review it. The seller has now assigned a technical contact, who says the supplied guide covers another cable arrangement. Correct document promised, not received.

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LucaChan1048
Replying to NinaCarter1023

At least they've acknowledged the mismatch now.

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AmaraBell0687
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Come back when the replacement guide arrives. Curious whether its labels actually match this time.

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AnikaAbbott0073
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Promised document isn't permission to connect it.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to AmaraBell0687

The replacement guide is here. The technical contact identifies our marked cable and cabinet together. I've passed both the confirmation and guide to our technician; no connections made yet.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to NinaCarter1023

The technician confirms the replacement guide applies. We have filed the supplied assembly references with it and marked the earlier guide inapplicable. Actual setup remains for the commissioning work.

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MinaArcher0424
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Thank you for reporting the distinction. The documentation mismatch is settled; your technician can now proceed with the planned setup using an identified assembly and applicable instructions.

17 points

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