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#41
For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / RV Feeders
Last post by LeoBodnar - September 23, 2024, 12:49:19 PMWe have 5 blue and 5 grey feeder blocks from our 2 x QPlacer machines which we have now upgraded to Siemens Siplace feeders. There's also a load of spare parts, PSU, belts, wheels, etc.etc.
They are at our office in Silverstone, but can be shipped.
We were thing £100 per unit, or we can do a bulk price if you want more.
Please let us know if anyone is interested.
They are at our office in Silverstone, but can be shipped.
We were thing £100 per unit, or we can do a bulk price if you want more.
Please let us know if anyone is interested.
#42
For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Re: Lots of RV spares
Last post by trev - September 04, 2024, 07:42:46 PMYeah I have a set available. Anything else you need?
I have quite a few feeders in variable condition that I am looking to now get rid of pretty dirt cheap if anyone is interested.
I have quite a few feeders in variable condition that I am looking to now get rid of pretty dirt cheap if anyone is interested.
#43
For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Re: Lots of RV spares
Last post by Mickyblueeyes - September 04, 2024, 12:57:19 PMHi Trev
Do you still have spare driver sets, if so i would be interested
best regards
Mike
Do you still have spare driver sets, if so i would be interested
best regards
Mike
#44
RV Hardware / Re: RV4s rewire
Last post by spiyda - August 09, 2024, 11:55:05 AMQuote from: trev on August 03, 2024, 12:49:15 PMNice update on requiring your machine. Given me a little bit more motivation to put it higher up the list of things to do. It's a good idea to inline connections to the connector already there.
Cheers Trev, And the good news, she is behaving much better after the rewire, she did need the tool positions re calibrated using my two ball method as she was not releasing tools after all the disturbance, but properly placed about 60 boards with no errors and no repicks.
Chris
#45
RV Hardware / Re: RV4s rewire
Last post by trev - August 03, 2024, 12:49:15 PMNice update on requiring your machine. Given me a little bit more motivation to put it higher up the list of things to do. It's a good idea to inline connections to the connector already there.
#46
RV Hardware / Re: RV4s rewire
Last post by spiyda - July 31, 2024, 11:46:19 PMIts an old thread, but I finally bit the bullet and rewired the arm on the machine I use...
I only found one fault and two almost fault,
The solid Blue wire was broken inside ... again .. I'd replaced part of it where it goes through the wrist joint, but this time it had broken where it goes through the elbow joint.
One almost fault was two out of seven strands remaining on one of the solder bucket terminals on the back of a D connector.
The other almost fault was that where three earth wires connect to a single solder bucket, the joint was tenuous at best and fell off when touched.
For this rewire, I used a 40 Way Pin PCB Female Socket Header Connector 2.54mm and cut it down to the lengths of the plugs.. 3 x 4 way 1 x 8 way and 2 x 5 way
The new wires were soldered on tugged to e sure they were on well and heatshrink applied..
Under the deck, where the wires were easily accessible they were soldered to the Header socket or the "D" type solder buckets, but to be honest I cheated and connected inline to the quite a few of the wires on the larger "D" type as they were close together and a bit fiddly.. since they never move in that area, I thought it was a safe compromise.
I made one mistake on the bottom 4 way on the arm but found it by using a continuity tester to check my spare machine against the rewired machine. It tuns out it had been repaired before and the repairer had changed the wire colour inside the main column !!
If I were to do this again, I would be more methodical and map the wire positions on the arm to where they go in the various connectors under the deck..
Anyway, after all that, ( it took about 10 hours altogether) I'm now confident that there are no wiring faults and I'm hoping that the intermittent faults I'd been having are a thing of the past !
FYI there are about 23 wires that pass through the arm, I didn't have all the various colours, just 2 sets of 12 colours and some permanent markers.
For some insane reason I chose one of the hottest days of the year to do it, very relieved its over and the she still works!
I only found one fault and two almost fault,
The solid Blue wire was broken inside ... again .. I'd replaced part of it where it goes through the wrist joint, but this time it had broken where it goes through the elbow joint.
One almost fault was two out of seven strands remaining on one of the solder bucket terminals on the back of a D connector.
The other almost fault was that where three earth wires connect to a single solder bucket, the joint was tenuous at best and fell off when touched.
For this rewire, I used a 40 Way Pin PCB Female Socket Header Connector 2.54mm and cut it down to the lengths of the plugs.. 3 x 4 way 1 x 8 way and 2 x 5 way
The new wires were soldered on tugged to e sure they were on well and heatshrink applied..
Under the deck, where the wires were easily accessible they were soldered to the Header socket or the "D" type solder buckets, but to be honest I cheated and connected inline to the quite a few of the wires on the larger "D" type as they were close together and a bit fiddly.. since they never move in that area, I thought it was a safe compromise.
I made one mistake on the bottom 4 way on the arm but found it by using a continuity tester to check my spare machine against the rewired machine. It tuns out it had been repaired before and the repairer had changed the wire colour inside the main column !!
If I were to do this again, I would be more methodical and map the wire positions on the arm to where they go in the various connectors under the deck..
Anyway, after all that, ( it took about 10 hours altogether) I'm now confident that there are no wiring faults and I'm hoping that the intermittent faults I'd been having are a thing of the past !
FYI there are about 23 wires that pass through the arm, I didn't have all the various colours, just 2 sets of 12 colours and some permanent markers.
For some insane reason I chose one of the hottest days of the year to do it, very relieved its over and the she still works!
#47
RV Software / Re: QPlacer information and he...
Last post by LeoBodnar - June 24, 2024, 07:00:34 PMWe have managed to make Siplace S series feeders work with QPlacer - just needed a command translator from RV4 protocol to Siemens.
https://www.leobodnar.com/qplacer/Siplace%20feeders%20with%20QPlacer.mov
Leo
https://www.leobodnar.com/qplacer/Siplace%20feeders%20with%20QPlacer.mov
Leo
#48
For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / Re: RV4s for sale with feeders...
Last post by Secondary_breakdown - June 18, 2024, 12:22:31 PMHi,
Can you contact me about this, please on 07932 57 88 74.
Wondering if you would be interesting in doing a deal including setting it up for me?
Thanks.
Scott
Can you contact me about this, please on 07932 57 88 74.
Wondering if you would be interesting in doing a deal including setting it up for me?
Thanks.
Scott
#49
For Sale/Wanted, Suppliers / RV4s for sale with feeders on ...
Last post by sixexe - June 17, 2024, 01:15:20 PMMy trusty RV4s for sale on eBay, I would love to keep it but I don't have the space.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176428085614
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176428085614
#50
RV Software / Re: QPlacer information and he...
Last post by LeoBodnar - June 04, 2024, 11:56:31 AMI had a good look into the software operation and hardware interaction.
The boxes are serving as a multiplex and translator for the commands set by the PC software to separate axis controllers.
Boxes have both motor drives and about 20 Philips micro controllers that serve as endpoint clients in a sort of custom control bus arrangement.
We'll be happy to take whatever is left of it.
Leo
The boxes are serving as a multiplex and translator for the commands set by the PC software to separate axis controllers.
Boxes have both motor drives and about 20 Philips micro controllers that serve as endpoint clients in a sort of custom control bus arrangement.
We'll be happy to take whatever is left of it.
Leo