Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 06 18:01:01 EST 2003 | dougt
This is getting deep but here's my input: Here's an idea....... Get a full reel and weigh it on a parts scale down in the stock room. Next weigh an empty reel. Subtract empty from full, and devide this value by the quantity of the full reel. This
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 15 16:56:25 EST 2003 | Garth
Buy an electronic counter and simply spool your partial reels to an empty reel. It takes my staff a couple of hours to count every component on partial reels (~50 different values) and I have an exact number rather than an estimate.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 06 12:36:18 EST 2003 | gregp
I just had a better idea, why not make your own template. A cylindrical guage printed out on a piece of mylar. A series of concentric rings with a quantity on each ring. Use it as an overlay.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 17 17:06:07 EDT 2003 | Eugene
Hi Greg, I have the same idea, but my dilema is reel come in different size, thickness, pitch...etc. Did you make one up? could you share those information with me. Thanks, Eugene
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 03 12:05:55 EST 2003 | H Watson
I was wondering if anyone knows of a tool, like a depth gauge, that is designed to measure the component count of partial SMT component reels. Most reels have a built in indicator gauge, but several do not. A tool would be handy for our physical in
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 06 12:33:14 EST 2003 | gregp
I feel an SMTA vision award coming on. A depth guage sounds like a great idea (especially one designed specifically for that purpose). It should readout "components remaining". But until that product is avaialble, why not just save some of the empt
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 03 15:17:18 EST 2003 | jonfox
We use this for our measurements: N=(17000(D^2-d^2))/(C*P) N=number of parts on reel D=OD of carrier tape on reel (inches) d=OD of reel core (inches) C=thickness of carrier tape (mils) P=pocket pitch (millimeters) example: 6"OD on 3" core of 40-mil
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 06 17:42:36 EST 2003 | gregp
That is true. But maybe for discreets in paper tape where the bulk of your partially used reels is it may be helpful. The rest you can guestimate. Not very good of course. As a placement machine manufacturer I agree every machine should have real
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 03 15:53:24 EST 2003 | burb1999
This tool is what you want, been using them for 9 yrs or so and am very happy with there product. http://www.vtekusa.com/pc250.htm
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 04 09:13:50 EST 2003 | davef
One similar thread from the fine SMTnet Archives is: http://www.smtnet.com//forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_thread&CFApp=1&Thread_ID=5146&#Message19922
