Our pickup points keep needing nudges (Fairino FR10)

CalebChen1189 · 4 Aug 2026, 01:01 UTC

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CalebChen1189
We keep nudging pickup points when our Fairino FR10 setup gets unreliable at tray loading with a small polymer housing in a shared tray handling station. The tray looks like it's in the same place, but the grip seems less square. I'm suspicious of all these tweaks. What should I inspect before blaming the arm or reteaching everything?

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NinaBrown0936
Replying to CalebChen1189

Does the angle change before contact or as the fingers close? Existing footage may help you locate where things start going wrong.

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CalebChen1189
Replying to NinaBrown0936

@NinaBrown0936 In the footage, it sits consistently in the checked fixture and turns during gripping. So the crooked position isn't there at the start.

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NinaBrown0936
Replying to CalebChen1189

Preserve the current settings and pause further nudges. Have maintenance inspect finger mounting, contact surfaces and tray seating under the proper isolation procedure, using that observation to guide the checks.

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CalebChen1189
Replying to NinaBrown0936

@NinaBrown0936 The maintenance notes show contact pads were replaced before the first point adjustment. That's the first useful clue I've found in the history.

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NinaBrown0936
Replying to CalebChen1189

The timing suggests the replacement is responsible. I'd check whether the pads were installed in the specified configuration.

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HarishBarnes0576
Replying to NinaBrown0936

Timing isn't enough to call it the cause. Check the pads, yes, but don't let one maintenance entry explain away fixture variation.

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NinaBrown0936
Replying to HarishBarnes0576

Agreed, I called it too early. Treat the replacement as a lead; verify installation and contact condition alongside tray location before assigning the cause.

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AnikaBrown0943
Replying to NinaBrown0936

@NinaBrown0936 My separate handling setup had both worn gripping surfaces and variation in tray seating. Coordinate corrections alone gave inconsistent results because they didn't address either underlying condition.

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CalebChen1189
Replying to AnikaBrown0943

I've settled the inspection route: preserve the settings, stop nudging points and have maintenance check the grip and seating. Any restart of trials depends on that assessment; I haven't pinned this on the arm.

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NinaBrown0936
Replying to CalebChen1189

That answers the inspection-order question. Keeping the arm diagnosis open fits what your observation actually shows.

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