spacer grip getting crooked while the FR5 points keep moving

MinaCarter1033 · 26 Jul 2026, 19:41 UTC

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MinaCarter1033
We keep editing pickup points on our FR5 tray-unloading job. The rigid spacer block is held less squarely now, although the tray looks unchanged. What physical checks should I arrange before another correction becomes the new normal?

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JaneBrooks0858
Replying to MinaCarter1033

Look for where the angle first appears. A spacer already sitting unevenly in the pocket gives a different starting point from one that tilts only as the fingers close.

16 points
MI
MinaCarter1033
Replying to JaneBrooks0858

It's difficult to see before closure from the current viewing position. I can see the angle after gripping. We haven't established when it begins.

15 points
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NadiaAllen0291
Replying to MinaCarter1033

Get a better approved observation position, and preserve the current points before anyone adds another tweak

19 points
MI
MinaCarter1033
Replying to NadiaAllen0291

Saved the current program. The closer external view shows uneven contact at closure, but I still can't say whether the block or the fingers start out wrong.

11 points
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JaneBrooks0858
Replying to MinaCarter1033

Has maintenance compared the fitted contacts with their drawing and inspected source seating? Uneven contact is useful evidence, but it doesn't identify which component changed.

19 points
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IsabelAllen0300
Replying to MinaCarter1033

Who is dealing with this between shifts? Operators need one instruction about further edits.

7 points
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NadiaAllen0291
Replying to IsabelAllen0300

Isabel's right. A saved file won't stop the next shift adjusting it again if ownership stays unclear

10 points
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MinaCarter1033
Replying to IsabelAllen0300

Maintenance lead now owns the investigation and the handover says no further point changes without review. Inspection of the contacts and source seating is scheduled, not completed.

16 points
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IsabelAllen0300
Replying to MinaCarter1033

Thanks, that should save the next operator being asked to improvise a correction.

13 points
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NadiaAllen0291
Replying to MinaCarter1033

Did that inspection identify anything, Mina, or is the comparison still waiting?

11 points

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