Can't hand this intermittent stop over yet

CalebBennett0754 · 27 Apr 2025, 16:20 UTC

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CalebBennett0754
Our FR10 connector-loading job stops now and then. Seller wants more than my video. What should I capture so evenings aren't stuck guessing?

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HarishChen1185
Replying to CalebBennett0754

What's on the screen when it stops?

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CalebBennett0754
Replying to HarishChen1185

Waiting for part. Thought it was a gripper fault because the fingers were empty.

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HarishChen1185
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Empty before the pick or after it? That changes where I'd start looking

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CalebBennett0754
Replying to HarishChen1185

Before. It hasn't gone to the connector yet.

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HarishChen1185
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Then find what makes part available true. Could be the feeder, a sensor, or something in the app. Do you have a signal list?

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HarishAllen0315
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Is 'waiting for part' the exact screen text? Also, can the saved program tell you which condition that step is waiting for?

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CalebBennett0754
Replying to HarishAllen0315

Exact text, yes. Electrician found the condition: feeder-present input. We have the signal name now.

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HarishChen1185
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Was a connector actually sitting at that feeder position when it happened? The phone video might still answer that even if it missed the screen

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RickShift
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Does it happen after a refill?

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HarishChen1185
Replying to RickShift

Ours did. Feeder took longer to settle after refilling, and we blamed the camera for a week. Different setup, but Rick's question rings a bell

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ElenaBrown0949
Replying to RickShift

Have you got refill times in the shift notes? You could compare those with the stops before collecting another pile of video. I mean look for a link, not assume every stop after a refill has the same cause.

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HarishChen1185
Replying to ElenaBrown0949

And keep the stops that don't match. They're usually the annoying ones that stop a neat theory being true

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CalebBennett0754
Replying to ElenaBrown0949

Two recorded stops followed refills. One didn't. Video shows a connector at the pickup position.

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HarishChen1185
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Can your electrician compare the physical sensor light with the input the app saw? We need to find where the part disappears from the story

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HarishAllen0315
Replying to CalebBennett0754

Does the feeder-present input pass through a PLC before reaching the app? That would give your electrician another place to compare the state.

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CalebBennett0754
Replying to HarishAllen0315

Yes, through the PLC. Electrician has captured one stop where its input stayed false with a connector present.

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RickShift
Replying to CalebBennett0754

What did the sensor itself show?

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ElenaBrown0949
Replying to CalebBennett0754

That capture should help the seller's technician. Did you send it with the same incident's video and program step? Otherwise they may be comparing the new trace with the first stop you reported.

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HarishChen1185
Replying to RickShift

The sensor question is still open, Caleb. Don't lose it in the email trail

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CalebBennett0754
Replying to ElenaBrown0949

Sent as one incident. Sensor light wasn't captured. Maintenance will check it; still no confirmed repair.

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