Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 13 08:28:37 EST 2000 | CAL
1)having the leader tape overlap and taped square is key. 2)making sure the Butt splice of the carrier tape is cut square and come together with no gaps 3) I would put a piece of yellow splice tape on the underside of the carrier tape to help hold th
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 13 12:08:57 EST 2000 | Stefan Witte
Apparently the adhesive tape peels off from the joint, which could have some reasons. 1. There should be an overlap of the cover tape, as Cal mentioned. The new cover tape laying over the old by approx. 2mm. I also peel the cover tape a bit off, whi
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 27 09:07:50 EDT 2005 | russ
Is anyone aware of the spec for tape if any?
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 27 13:22:39 EDT 2005 | russ
Thanks for the spec Greg, For us it is the stiffness.
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 27 14:17:49 EDT 2005 | james
I agree the stiffness is definately the problem.
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 25 14:51:49 EDT 2005 | bobpan
5v or 12v feeders.....and are you sure the parts fit through the feeders and are not getting jammed. On some of the old feeders you had to remove the springs and other parts to make the tall caps work.... chow
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 27 08:46:58 EDT 2005 | james
Yes I would have to agree Kemet is the worse. I believe our feeders are just not strong enough to handle the thickness of the tape. It seems to need alot of force to move and to roll the tape through.
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 26 11:02:17 EDT 2005 | Rob
I wouldn't say we've escaped either - Fuji blade wear is heavily up at the moment.
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 27 09:50:10 EDT 2005 | russ
Thanks Rob, Our tape does meet the Kemet spec but I am actually wondering if there is an EIA spec or something to compare to.
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 25 14:20:52 EDT 2005 | james
Does anyone else encounter problems using feeders to handle caps that are reeled up with paper tape. We are having alot of problems with vendors that are now using the thicker type (like cardboard) to use to reel up caps. Our feeders either run too
