CAMALOT 1414, table top dispenser

[spiyda]

I bought one of these from eBay,

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Printed-circuit-board-machine-CAMALOT-1414-table-top-dispenser-/151563646537

even if it doesn't work, its a lot of hardware for the $..  multistart ballscrews, servo motors,  auger dispenser

and when I picked it up, the guy showed me another he has another that looks to be in similar condition..

contact me if you want contact details before it goes on eBay.. next week

Chris

[SteveW]

I'm now pretty much hooked on solder printing rather than stencilling. I'd say it's worth trying to get the machine running as a printer. (Or, if you part it out, shout, I may be interested in the auger pump
Having a surrounding cover strikes me as a good plan - I have to heat the entire room up to something tropical to get good dispensing through a 26ga needle, which is about as big as I can get away with to do QFNs (0.25mm ID - blowing solder paste through that seems quite hard).

Replacing the electronics / software shouldn't be that traumatic, if you're struggling to get the existing stuff to run. Not sure how much support there is for that machine.

[spiyda]

I'm now pretty much hooked on solder printing rather than stencilling. I'd say it's worth trying to get the machine running as a printer. (Or, if you part it out, shout, I may be interested in the auger pump
Having a surrounding cover strikes me as a good plan - I have to heat the entire room up to something tropical to get good dispensing through a 26ga needle, which is about as big as I can get away with to do QFNs (0.25mm ID - blowing solder paste through that seems quite hard).

Replacing the electronics / software shouldn't be that traumatic, if you're struggling to get the existing stuff to run. Not sure how much support there is for that machine.

After having a bit of a play with it, I'm definitely going to move to more modern servo drives..  probably leadshine ..  hoping the DCS303 will be man enough..  time to put a meter on it and see what the motors draw!

If I'm swapping the electronics out, I may try to make it a dispenser / drill / 3D printer ..  it makes some sense as I am very limited for space and the mechanicals are pretty good.