Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 17 11:15:05 EDT 2007 | allgood
We keep seeing a problem with the plastic tool tip on an A12 tool being sliced off. I think it is hitting the edge of the tape separator clip assembly - I determined this by coating the tip in paint and then finding where the tip had struck the meta
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 18 08:23:38 EDT 2007 | cyber_wolf
send me an e-mail and I will give you the test procedure.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 27 11:58:42 EDT 2012 | cyber_wolf
Your tool tips are being damaged because the small x-motor is not engaging when the head is picking parts. When this happens the head overshoots and you bang the tips on the mag springs. Directly after a tip gets damaged go into the service program a
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 06:43:54 EDT 2007 | allgood
Hi Thanks for the input. Problem is only ever the A12 plastic tip (no damage ever seen on any other tool). I suspect we have not helped by skipping the retrim operation when we have changed a part so we'll do that but also I just discovered setti
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 06 13:33:18 EDT 2012 | upguy
As in a previous thread, we have the A12 tool tip on our TP9-UFP get sliced/damaged at random times while picking parts. Sometimes it doesn't happen for several weeks, but sometimes twice in a day. There are enough locations for the magazines neede
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 17 12:57:41 EDT 2007 | cyber_wolf
Is your machine a TP9 2U ? If you have a UFP or a MY series machine this condition usually points towards a bad X-wagon motor.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 18 07:36:20 EDT 2007 | allgood
Sorry I misunderstood, its a UFP. And yes it does wobble as you step from slot to slot and when you step through a pcb, not a huge wobble, more of a shimmy really.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 18 07:48:12 EDT 2007 | cyber_wolf
Bad small X motor most likely. Other possibilities: Bad cables Bad Card
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 06:49:38 EDT 2007 | cyber_wolf
Chris, Are you sure about the joystick trackball statement? He said he is seing "bounce" when he steps through placements and when he trims mag positions. That would indicate a issue with the small x-mot system to me.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 06:57:15 EDT 2007 | cyber_wolf
Peter, GO TEST YOUR SMALL X-MOTOR IN THE SERVICE PROGRAM !!!!!! Do not start changing parameter files ! I assume that your machine worked fine at one time with the original parameter file.
