Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 10 12:22:08 EDT 2001 | Kevin
Cal, There are several suppliers of cover tape materials that do not require heat to activate the adhesive. 3M and Advantek are likely the leaders. There are relatively few T&R machines that can handle both heat and non-heat applications - as Chri
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 11 13:37:35 EDT 2001 | Stefan
The pressure sensitive tape is used as an alternative to heat sealed cover tape. It works usually quite well and is easily applied by the taping machine, but it can create some problems in the tape feeder. In the Surftape, Cal is referring to, the c
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 09 14:10:24 EDT 2001 | cal
I am confused. You are using pressure sensitive tape. the pessure sensitive tape i have seen does not use cover tape.The pressure sensitive tape I am familiar with is called "Surftape" could you provide some more clarification?? Surftape is more co
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 24 15:20:27 EST 2000 | Chris McDonald
I have recently purchased a Tape and reel machine from V-Tech. We are using Presure Sensitive tape and we are not geting good results. Anything bigger that a SOIC14/16 gives us trouble. The cover tape will pull off on the feeder and we will lose part
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 08:16:57 EDT 2005 | gregp
Base, You are absolutely correct. This is what I intend to do. In fact, our feeders at one time had reel hangers that would allow for reel removal and thus splicing. Sometimes it is frustrating when people are set in their ways and won't consider
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 10:25:40 EDT 2005 | gregp
On our machines, the feeder release latch is designed such that the feeder goes offline (machine will not pick from it) before you can actually remove the feeder. This makes it virtually impossible to damage a nozzle or spindle. I'm not sure about
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 20 08:50:58 EDT 2000 | Mike Keogh
Ref.message from Chris McDonald,CORRECTION... VTECH SMT LTD. of Stirling, Scotland are an award winning supplier to major 'Blue Chip' companies and should in no way be confused with V-Tek inc. as intimated in chris's message. To date we have never su
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 09:25:46 EDT 2005 | Base
Hey Greg, As you already pointed out yourself: unless you can do away with covertape pickup-spools (or can figure out a way to empty them without loosing tension on the covertape) your feeders will not be suitable for several consecutive splices. S
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 10:40:18 EDT 2005 | PWH
Splicing for us has been a rough go as we haven't really found a tool that works well/fast. We have a few different machines = different feeders. They all react different to a splicing "style". The best so far is a crimp tool that crimps a brass s
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 12:30:03 EDT 2005 | Rob
Hi Greg, We've used lots of machines over the years & seen lots of different tape related issues - the main one being snap off of the cover tape, usually due to too much glue, over entusiastic heat seal, or a feeder requiring maintainance. Also the
