Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 15 10:50:00 EDT 2014 | proy
Can anyone suggest what plastic type SMT tapes for mostly embossed/deep pocket tapes are for recycling? I am talking about semi clear type, for 16/24mm widths usually pocketed. The black tapes we get from our Tape and reel supplier are thermo forme
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 15 15:52:36 EDT 2014 | davef
VTEK says …” Carrier tapes are made from three primary materials. (All are manufactured in accordance with EIA standards) 1 Polycarbonate is a black plastic material with excellent impact strength. It is used primarily for bare die and small form fac
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 19 07:18:14 EDT 2010 | grahamcooper22
Hi, do you know if your LEDs are moisture sensitive ? And if so what MSL level ? Surprisingly it seems that not all are, but some seem really sensitive. I imagine the differences are down to the plastics used and the LED manufacturing processes. I a
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 18 14:33:46 EDT 2010 | jdumont
Is your peak reflow temp exceeding the LED spec? We store our SMT LED reels on the rack with the rest of the discreets and have never seen this issue...
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 22 07:40:01 EDT 2010 | emanuel
Are you absolutely sure the problem is with the humidity? We had a problem with 3528 size leds, damaged by the pick and place nozzle because a 0.2mm mistake in the height measurement. Also, we found that several suppliers are using fake desiccant ba
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 12 08:01:04 EDT 2013 | mun4o
hi, i have problem with ceramic capacitor 10uF ±10% 16V X7R 1206.Problem is as follows:ICT ( Teradyne 8851 ) measured value 6 ?? 8uF ( about 70% of all lot).I decide that components ( samsung ) are defective.I buy one "type&reel" capacitors "Murata"
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 16:40:09 EDT 2006 | dphilbrick
We have a system where when we set up the line to run a job before the first part is placed an auditor verifies we have all the correct parts loaded on the machines in thier correct locations. We then run a first article. The board is inspected to in
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 30 12:48:54 EST 2006 | krc
Pardon my ignorance on this subject but I gotta ask... When the SMT guys load partial reels, I'm told that they have to waste a few components in the process. It seemed obvious to me that there should be a kind of tape that can be added to the end
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 23 09:19:17 EDT 2016 | dalpets
I want to place smd's by hand from tape strips using a vacuum pump. What is the orientation of polarised smd components on reels/tapes? Is there a standard manufacturing orientation, or are there variations? I understand some manufactures have part
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 23 18:16:31 EDT 2016 | ttheis
This information is normally available in the component's data sheet (typically toward the end where the packaging is detailed.)