Flair Classic Crashes After Completing Move — Staubli Brake / Header Cable Suspect¶
Summary¶
An intermittent Flair Classic crash immediately after completing a move was linked by the community to a Staubli-side fault rather than a normal Flair crash. Suggested causes included controller heat, brakes failing to disengage, or a bent pin in the robot header cable. This remains a needs-confirmation page because no single fix was confirmed in the thread.
Symptoms¶
- Flair Classic crashes immediately after a move completes.
- Fault may be rare, occurring only a few times across the life of the machine.
- Robot may behave erratically before the crash.
- Message appears to be a Staubli error.
Community Guidance¶
[LIKELY] Power down, wait, then restart if the fault is rare¶
2024-08-01 — Lennard
For a rare occurrence, the reported workaround was:
- Power down.
- Wait around 10 minutes.
- Restart the full system.
confidence_score: 0.62
[NEEDS_CONFIRMATION] Inspect brake disengagement and robot header cable¶
2024-08-01 — Brendan / Gordon Eschke
If the fault repeats:
- Check whether the controller is overheating.
- Investigate whether the brakes are failing to disengage.
- Inspect the robot header cable and pins, especially if the connector has ever been disturbed.
- Escalate to Staubli / MRMC service for brake or header-cable faults.
One operator reported a similar issue caused by a bent pin on the robot header cable, resolved by Staubli service.
confidence_score: 0.66
Related Media¶
Media Text / Description¶
- Image description: Flair Classic / Staubli-side error screenshot after completing a move, suspected to involve brake disengagement, controller heat, or robot header cable pins.
- Media 1: Image description: Flair Classic / Staubli-side error screenshot after completing a move, suspected to involve brake disengagement, controller heat, or robot header cable pins. Searchable terms: Flair crashes after move; Staubli error after run; brakes failed to disengage; bent pin robot header cable; Bolt erratic before crash.
WhatsApp Excerpts¶
[1/8/2024, 3:09:26 pm] Tom D: Has any one seen this message - our flair classic with bolt in track has started crashing immediately after completing a move
[1/8/2024, 3:12:05 pm] ~ Lennard: Yes and there doesn't seem to be any solution other than powerdown, wait and restart
[1/8/2024, 3:12:44 pm] Tom D: You mean power down whole bolt and track? Has the issue ever returned for you since?
[1/8/2024, 3:12:49 pm] ~ Lennard: I mean wait like 10 mins
[1/8/2024, 3:13:10 pm] ~ Lennard: Yes has happened 2/3 times
[1/8/2024, 3:13:28 pm] ~ Lennard: Sometimes with bolt behaving erratically before it happens
[1/8/2024, 3:13:43 pm] Tom D: Thanks - 2/3 times back to back or just over the life of machine?
Related Issues¶
- See also: Debug Assertion Dialog - Abort / Retry / Ignore
- See also: Flair Disengages but Robot Stays Engaged — YRC / Base Network Path
- See also: Staubli Manual Location