Orbita Quattro and Faulhaber Motors

[nucleon]

Here's an odd one for ya...

Just bought an old Orbita Quattro that has two of four winder positions working. In discussion with Orbita, it seems that this winder used two Faulhaber motors, and thus one has likely gone bad in this device. While Faulhaber does still make the motor, there is a bit of a problem per Orbita:

To clarify, the modifications were made on our end. The person who used to assemble those units is not here anymore for me to confer with, but I know for sure that there was at the very least a drive key mounted to the shaft. I believe this process involved significant machining. We no longer have those parts available, and there is no plan to order more of either the drive keys or the motors, as these Quattro units have been discontinued for over 15 years now. I can assure you that these purchase minimums are far more than just “a few”, it simply isn’t feasible for us to keep stocking them any longer.

So...does anyone out there have a similar problem, an Orbita Quattro with only one functioning motor that they would like to sell? Or perhaps the modified motor itself? Or, alternatively, does anyone want this partially-functioning Quattro? I think it once went for $3000...

[American_Jedi]

Originally Posted by nucleon

Here's an odd one for ya...

Just bought an old Orbita Quattro that has two of four winder positions working. In discussion with Orbita, it seems that this winder used two Faulhaber motors, and thus one has likely gone bad in this device. While Faulhaber does still make the motor, there is a bit of a problem per Orbita:

To clarify, the modifications were made on our end. The person who used to assemble those units is not here anymore for me to confer with, but I know for sure that there was at the very least a drive key mounted to the shaft. I believe this process involved significant machining. We no longer have those parts available, and there is no plan to order more of either the drive keys or the motors, as these Quattro units have been discontinued for over 15 years now. I can assure you that these purchase minimums are far more than just “a few”, it simply isn’t feasible for us to keep stocking them any longer.

So...does anyone out there have a similar problem, an Orbita Quattro with only one functioning motor that they would like to sell? Or perhaps the modified motor itself? Or, alternatively, does anyone want this partially-functioning Quattro? I think it once went for $3000...

Ive got an Orbita tri winder. DM me if you want specs.

[77T]

Originally Posted by nucleon

So...does anyone out there have a similar problem, an Orbita Quattro with only one functioning motor that they would like to sell? Or perhaps the modified motor itself? Or, alternatively, does anyone want this partially-functioning Quattro? I think it once went for $3000...

If you want to buy or sell units, it really needs to be in classifieds.

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[77T]

Dupe

[nucleon]

Sorry...will move it there. I guess I was more interested in whether others had experienced this...

[cop414]

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