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#1

For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Vision cards available

Last post by Mike - November 26, 2025, 04:23:08 PM

I have 2 vision cards available - £25 each to cover my time testing them, + postage at cost.

#2

For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Anyone need feeders?

Last post by Mike - November 26, 2025, 02:22:24 PM

I have the following in untested as-is condition - will definitely need belts and probably a bit of cleaning etc. Collection Loughton, Essex, or shipping at cost.
Also loads of feeder cables

10x8mm - 5 off
5x8 + 3x12 1 off
3x23mm 1 off
Vib 2 off

#3

For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Big load of random RV stuff

Last post by Mike - November 25, 2025, 01:59:37 PM

I've just been given a big pile of random RV stuff - an incomplete RV1, a possibly complete RV4s, feeders, cables etc.
I'll be keeping a few select bits for myself as parts and possibly trying to get the RV4S going.
Let me know if there are any specific parts anyone is interest in, free for collection Loughton Essex, or shipping at cost for smaller bits
 

#4

For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Re: EX CUBIK RV4S For Sale

Last post by NIJI99 - October 03, 2025, 12:13:11 PM

Deal has fallen through ( a mens's hub was going to take it, then they realised that there was nothing they could make with it) so back open for offeres. Surely must have some value for spares ?

#5

RV Hardware / Re: Cabinet closed detection

Last post by Jason - August 29, 2025, 09:24:05 PM

Just unscrew the activator from the lid and poke it into the switch sensor.
At least that is how mine was when I bought it

#6

RV Hardware / Re: Cabinet closed detection

Last post by lax - August 28, 2025, 09:41:14 AM

Thank you Mike for your speedy response. I have checked out the switch and it seems that it is shorted when the lid is down, so having no plug on the DIN connector is not going to help. I will now hunt around for the plug.

Thanks

Alex

#7

RV Hardware / Re: Cabinet closed detection

Last post by Mike - August 28, 2025, 12:18:55 AM

I think most users disabled the cabinet switch as it's too annoying. I'm told it can be useful to be able to manually operate though, as it slows down some operations, making debugging easier.
If I recall correctly, the cabinet switch connects via a DIN plug into the base. 

#8

RV Hardware / Cabinet closed detection

Last post by lax - August 27, 2025, 05:25:05 PM

Hi,
I have recently obtained An RV4s which I am now learning to use. Initially I had problems with the "Arm board not detected", but that has now been replaced with "Cabinet cover not in place". After a quick view I see that the wire from the cabinet closed switch appears to be cut and I also noticed that the 9 way D connector next to the 37 way D connector is missing as well as the DIN audio connector next to the 25 way D connector is also missing. Can anybody tell me what these missing plugs might do and if they are related to the Cabinet closed switch?


Thank you for any help offered.



Alex

#9

For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Re: EX CUBIK RV4S For Sale

Last post by NIJI99 - July 28, 2025, 09:54:24 AM

A deal has been struck, thanks for looking will remove post shortly.

#10

For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / EX CUBIK RV4S For Sale

Last post by NIJI99 - May 30, 2025, 07:53:39 PM

Hi, I wish to sell my treasured RV4S as I have gone over to the dark side and bought a desktop machine. I purchased the machine from Paul at Cubik about 5 years ago and it has done me incredible service making small batches of pcb's. It was used up until 2 weeks ago. The only concession to it's original fit is that the air pump is a unit off ebay which has worked flawlessly for 18 months. Paul and I did investigate buying new pumps and did all the hard work but realised that only one company supplied them in the UK their cost was about £250 but the company had a Minimum order value of £300. so I opted for the cheaper option, my thinking being that I could buy quite a lot of pumps for that sum of money if they failed !
Anyway Bits:- machine in original housing which is in very good condition, 3 off 10 x 8 feeders, 1 off 3 x 12 & 3 x 16 feeder, 1 x Vib feeder, 1 off connecting cable DSP to first feeder, 4 off feeder box cables, Dell monitor and Keyboard with touchscreen mouse, PC with SSD installed (windows 98), 1 off uninterruptible PSU, 2 off spare economy air pumps, Feeder O rings, nozzle O rings, 2 off spare nozzles, 5 off installed nozzles, 1 off installed USB cable to import data, 2 x special 3D printed jigs to load no-reel components,. Hundreds of component footprints and feeder setups.Can be seen working. I am advertising here as I need someone familiar with the quirks of the RV4S to take it on as I don't have time to train anybody up. You will have seen the 2 ridiculously priced machine on ebay I am open to offers around £425.00. Located in South Somerset.