How much can a refurbished robot demo actually establish? (Fairino FR5)

CallumChan1056 · 6 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC

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CallumChan1056
A refurbished Fairino FR5 looks tempting for our parts tray loading setup with a molded housing in a workshop test cell. The price is attractive and the listing says 'inspected', but I haven't seen the inspection scope. What should I ask for before paying to collect it?

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KaiAllen0280
Replying to CallumChan1056

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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CallumChan1056
Replying to KaiAllen0280

A replacement list. Nothing about the assemblies they left alone. Better than nothing, but 'inspected' is doing a lot of work here.

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KaiAllen0280
Replying to CallumChan1056

@CallumChan1056 Ask for a report tied to this unit and an itemised package list. Make purchase conditional on a qualified condition assessment and a representative demonstration.

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JaneBell0684
Replying to KaiAllen0280

I'm unsure how to read 'refurbished'. Does that description establish that the entire unit was assessed, or do you still need the detailed scope?

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KaiAllen0280
Replying to JaneBell0684

@JaneBell0684 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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RachelBrooks0870
Replying to KaiAllen0280

@KaiAllen0280 When I bought a used arm for my setup, an itemised inventory revealed that a cable we needed wasn't included. Identifying it made the extra cost straightforward to establish.

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CallumChan1056
Replying to RachelBrooks0870

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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RachelBrooks0870
Replying to CallumChan1056

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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KaiAllen0280
Replying to KaiAllen0280

A successful demonstration of your handling task should address the main condition uncertainty left after the paperwork review.

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