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Are all tape and reels used in SMT required to be static safe?

Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 02 08:55:55 EST 2002 | davef

I'd don't believe that the reels need to be ESD protective material. The carrier and cover tape have resistivity and materials specifications. Start with EIA-481. In past threads on SMTnet, we have discussed problems in picking components that wer