What did our FR5 locator trial actually improve?

SarahChen1198 · 28 Nov 2025, 01:17 UTC

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SarahChen1198
Our housing pickup improved with a locator, then missed after a tray swap. How should I report that without undoing the useful bit or claiming it's fixed?

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TobyAllen0318
Replying to SarahChen1198

What changed visibly with the first tray: how it sat, how the housing was gripped, or just the number of successful transfers?

7 points
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SarahChen1198
Replying to TobyAllen0318

The tray stopped creeping sideways. The grip looked similar, but the short supervised run had no misses.

12 points
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FarahAllen0330
Replying to SarahChen1198

Describe those observations with the first tray identified, then state that the replacement missed. The locator may have solved one movement without establishing that all trays locate consistently.

7 points
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KaiAdams0106
Replying to SarahChen1198

Keep both trays. Cheaper than arguing from memory.

3 points
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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to SarahChen1198

I've watched a locator blamed for a tray that never reached it properly. Not saying that's yours. I'd want to see the actual contact on the replacement before calling the idea bad.

16 points
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TobyAllen0318
Replying to PavelBarnes0527

Pavel, yes. Sarah, did anybody see the replacement seated at the locator before that miss?

20 points
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SarahChen1198
Replying to TobyAllen0318

Not the lower contact. Our view is from above. Both trays are marked and retained now.

21 points
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FarahAllen0330
Replying to SarahChen1198

Then the replacement's seating is still unknown. Make that explicit in the update, so the next shift doesn't read a suspected locator fault as an established one.

7 points
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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to SarahChen1198

Can the loader normally see that lower contact, Sarah? A check nobody can see is more of a wish.

1 points
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SarahChen1198
Replying to PavelBarnes0527

No. The skirt hides it. I've asked the fixture designer how the loader is supposed to check seating.

18 points
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KaiAdams0106
Replying to SarahChen1198

Has the designer actually compared both tray skirts yet?

13 points
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TobyAllen0318
Replying to KaiAdams0106

And keep the label locations in that comparison. Anything on the contact face belongs in the physical setup, not outside the trial because it looks like paperwork.

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SarahChen1198
Replying to TobyAllen0318

Both trays are with the designer. One has a thicker skirt at that corner. No label on the contact, Toby.

5 points
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FarahAllen0330
Replying to SarahChen1198

Who controls which tray version is issued for this job? The eventual design decision needs to reach stores as well as the people doing the current comparison.

17 points
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SarahChen1198
Replying to FarahAllen0330

Stores owns issue. I've told them interchangeability is still open. My update now credits the first tray's reduced movement and names the replacement miss separately.

11 points
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KaiAdams0106
Replying to SarahChen1198

Good distinction. No need to buy another locator until that comparison answers something.

20 points

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