Electronics assembly pick and place machine (Multitronics 2000LX): Difference between revisions

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* Is somewhat tedious to program, best for large production runs
* Is somewhat tedious to program, best for large production runs
* Is old, probably not accurate for smallest modern form factor surface mount components
* Is old, probably not accurate for smallest modern form factor surface mount components
==History==
* 04Mar2013 - Mark, Colin, Dan D, Danny repair broken air intake, [[Compressor_(White)]] was repaired and works well. Circuithacker has [[Compressor_Small|built a compressor]] for it. Air drier installed. Replaced CRT with large LCD. Diagnosed & labelled all feeders.


==Repair Notes==
==Repair Notes==


* Requires dried air supply. Circuithacker has [[Compressor_Small|built a compressor]] for it.
* Drops components from 1cm away. Unsure if by purpose or fault. Not tested with solder pasted components, loose components bounce off target.
* Requires extra nozzles for different parts types
* Requires drive backup
* Might require new DIN-style keyboard

Revision as of 12:29, 11 March 2013

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Type Pick & Place
Make/Model Multitronics 2000LX
Serial number ??
Original owner Solarbotics
Loan status Donated to Protospace
Arrival date Pre 2013
Location Main Bay
Functional status Working
Usage permissions Open to Members & Friends
Certification Training required
Wiki-ID [[{{{id}}}]]
Label 1.0" 1.5" 2.0"


Specs

  • ??

Notes

  • Picks SMT electronic components off of rails and places them on circuitboards automatically.
  • Used when populating medium to large quantities of identical circuits
  • Boots & Moves and was working when donated, but is complicated and has not yet been used by Protospace.
  • Is somewhat tedious to program, best for large production runs
  • Is old, probably not accurate for smallest modern form factor surface mount components

History

  • 04Mar2013 - Mark, Colin, Dan D, Danny repair broken air intake, Compressor_(White) was repaired and works well. Circuithacker has built a compressor for it. Air drier installed. Replaced CRT with large LCD. Diagnosed & labelled all feeders.

Repair Notes

  • Drops components from 1cm away. Unsure if by purpose or fault. Not tested with solder pasted components, loose components bounce off target.
  • Requires extra nozzles for different parts types
  • Requires drive backup
  • Might require new DIN-style keyboard