Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 09 11:18:29 EST 2007 | sliebl
Not affiliated with Contact in any way, but we do have 2 3AV machines, as well as a 3S. I've been operating/managing these machines for 11 years and we haven't gotten a build yet that we couldn't do. Are there occasionally strange components that we
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 22 12:28:47 EDT 2003 | dougt
The 3S is the low end machine for the 3S 3AV 3Z line. This machine is slow but will run forever. I agree, if there is going to be a problem it will probably be with a feeder if the prevous owner did not maintain them. The factory is in Connecticut
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 24 12:27:20 EST 2005 | dougt
At the risk of siding with gregp....... I like how this machine looks http://www.contactsystems.com/C5s.htm Rather than read about this machine from people who have never used it I would like to have someone who has seen it run please give an hones
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 06 16:40:34 EST 2006 | Cmiller
We have a 3Z and a 3AV. We dont use the 3AV at all anymore and just took the 3Z out of service but we ran each for 4 years for at least 8 hours a day. We never had problems to the extent you seem to have. I did talk to someone a few years ago that sa
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 22 10:45:44 EDT 2003 | adlsmt
Unless its dirt cheap stick with a 3AV or better. The 3S is SLOW. 3AV's go around $20K to $30K (I can get you one for $25K with 75 8mm feeders). The machines are pretty good but dont expect perfect results with fine pitch parts. We ran down to 16mil
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 16 15:23:11 EST 2002 | dougt
You sound like your set to go with MyData. If you still have some time look at what Contact Systems has. Their older machines were slower compared to what is out there but they are awesome prototype machines (write a quick program, run a couple of
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 13 12:49:20 EST 2006 | jdumont
Yea we had A LOT of issues during the first couple of years with ours. I think we've replaced all the motors. It basically does sketchy things all the time. Never know what to expect with it. Since the first 2 or so years it has been somewhat stable
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 13 18:13:01 EST 2004 | adlsmt
To be fair, we are not replacing them. I also have a 3Z. The 3AV is too slow for us. The 3Z is a good machine and we are keeping it. Its in line with a Panasonic MMCG3 chipshooter. We now have a Topaz also inline with a Panasonic MMCG3 chipshooter an
