Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 09 07:50:22 EDT 2006 | quad
We currently run two Quad IVC's (we are very pleased with them) and two Versatronics for simple small volume batch work. We now need an additional machine capable of placing components at least three times as quickly as a IVC. We don't do anything ve
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 25 16:10:27 EST 2002 | btaylor
I have run the 4Cs for over 8 years it has been a good little machine. We use it for placing 10 mil pitch flip chips. I buy the yearly insurance through Tyco every year.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 30 06:33:44 EST 2010 | jmw
If you are using the upward camera then you probably have to put in a placement offset for each head. This only effects upward camera placements...not quadalign. This is located in: 1. machine-calibration-camera lens 2. Choose upward camera2 under "
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 27 18:10:41 EST 2002 | andrewbrook
Quad4C's have their moments. If the price is right and you are aware of the machines limitations then you will be satisfied. The placement rate is slow, 1.2 seconds/chip. Don't buy any Quad if it has the CyberOptics Laser unit, the Quadalign unit is
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 27 09:51:08 EST 2002 | Claude_Couture
I have worked with 4c's for two years. The feeders are "tinker toys" with a mechanism that slips, so the pick-up has to be adjusted several times as the reel is used, especially with 13" reels. The worm gear was plastic on the steel shaft of the moto
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 21 11:35:47 EST 2002 | hannahsd
We had several 4c's before we put them out to pasture. From my experience they are easy to make program adjustments, but like the previous person responded the auto programmer did not work for us. We had laser coplanarity check as an addition to th
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 12:35:24 EST 2008 | bobpan
Here is a few things to try.... 1. Spin the z-shaft with your fingers and make sure it is smooth and easy to turn. 2. Check your handling in your profile for the part that the software is locking up on.......You cannot go any slower than 40% or this
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 15:13:54 EST 2008 | tbkonrad
It's not the z pickup or profile bot thanks for the help, I think Mike is right. I have used these profiles hundreds if not thousands of times in the past and never had an issue. Also it was different components and different profiles almost every ti
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 23 13:50:55 EST 2005 | c.b
I am currently using a quad 1000, and up to now it has been a good reliable machine upto yesterday. I now have an error message that reads "driver error, emergency stop" the machine then freezea and will not run. Could some one please tell me if t
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 24 15:03:20 EDT 2005 | Shannon D
Contact Mike Tieman at Quad Care 859-442-0776. I have used him in the past. He's sharp and honest.