Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 08:05:23 EDT 2024 | carl_p
Use off cuts from the reels & just buy splices. It's how i've done prototype jobs before switching away from cut tape & part reels etc. Although if this is a forever ending cycle it can be very painful.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 13:40:09 EDT 2024 | mistrthou
I was just at a trade show Tuesday. I was impressed by smartsplice. Quick and easy, he also sells empty feeder you can cut off for a starter for partial reels. https://smartsplice.com/?v=7516fd43adaa
Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 14:27:19 EDT 2024 | spoiltforchoice
I have tried cover tape extenders from a multitude of sources and they all seem to be made of the same plastic. I think your best solution might be to splice on carrier tape extenders instead, these can come with conventional cover tape already fitte
Electronics Forum | Fri May 10 01:18:33 EDT 2024 | murtaza
Try using the splice tape without the plastic extension. Use old tape to make the splice. This is much cheaper as well. For the plastic tapes, you have to bend the front a bit during setup and also after running a few boards, stop the machine and
Electronics Forum | Sat May 04 13:06:40 EDT 2024 | erikfriesen
We are using these Cover tape extenders https://smtsupplies.com/products/cover-tape-extenders-8-12mm-yellow-500-per-box The problem we have is that we have on 8mm feeders is that these leaders are harder plastic, and we have to put fishing weights o
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 18 23:29:02 EDT 2019 | SMTA-David
Hi, I have an older Samsung pick and place (CP-40LV model). During last few runs I have experienced several feeders with the clear plastic tape cover not peeling back to expose the next part. I manually pull back the tape and it runs for a while and
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 23 02:16:47 EDT 2019 | emanuel
Some manufacturers put very strong glue, the wider the part is so increases the glue strength. May sound funny but the only thing that worked was attaching a fishing weight to the tape, need to play a little until you find the correct size. The only
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 19 01:11:20 EDT 2019 | relaycz
The few timeds this happened to me, it was taken care of by cleaning the feeder thoroughly. Be sure to check moving part for damage.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 14 07:56:46 EDT 2019 | proceng1
Kelvin was supposed to be sending me a sample of the FEEDER FINGERS for a Samsung SM machine. Chris, do you work for Splicetronics?
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