Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 20:01:59 EST 2022 | llawrence
Hi, I have a component that comes on 16mm tape and I am using it in a CL series feeder. The pitch of the tape is 12mm, but there are only settings for 4 and 8mm on the feeder. Is there a such thing as a 16mm CL feeder that can do 12mm pitch? If ther
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 09 06:45:08 EST 2018 | micomac
We have Europlacer flexys pick and place. We have had 3 turret collisions with 8mm feeders arising from the tape retaining clip coming free during operation. Have asked Europlacer for part numbers for safety catches that a technician told me existe
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 27 12:49:20 EDT 1998 | Frank S.
Where can I find a good tool to splice 8mm and 12mm paper and plastic part carrier tapes together?
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 27 13:55:09 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| Where can I find a good tool to splice 8mm and 12mm paper and plastic part carrier tapes together? Frank: Check the archives for Tesa and Siemens. Dave F
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 27 13:56:27 EDT 1998 | Stefan Witte
| Where can I find a good tool to splice 8mm and 12mm paper and plastic part carrier tapes together? Siemens has a pretty good splice tool, which crimps a small brass strip into the tape. The cover tape has to be sticked together with a small strip o
Electronics Forum | Mon May 27 12:55:28 EDT 2002 | jgeissler
We are experiencing an increased amount of machine stoppage due to brittle 8mm cover tape. The issue does not appear to be feeder or part/manufacturer specific. Taking a foot of cover tape and pulling it from the ends results the cover tape snappin
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 17:02:46 EDT 2002 | dougt
I've had problems with this in the past, pretty sure it was due to age. Had a couple of old reels of dummy parts that would not allow for any type of stretching of the cover tape. I have also seen where the cover tape appears to shrink and it pulls
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 21:43:35 EST 2022 | williamaxler
Take the 2 screws out of the pitch plate and flip it over.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 21:35:35 EST 2022 | sarason
Get a copy of the binary for the machine and hack it to support the option. Or if it is still in warranty ask the manufacturer for an update. sarason
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 28 02:06:33 EST 2022 | llawrence
Perfect, that'll do it! Has 16mm pitch too, thanks!