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===== Digi-Reels ===== | ===== Digi-Reels ===== | ||
- | Say you want to make 100 accelerometer boards (using the ADXL335) but you're not keen on buying 2000 pieces that make up a full reel. You could try to go with cut tape (hassle) //or// you can go with a "digi-reel". This is a service offered by [[http://www.digikey.com|Digikey]] where they will take a piece of cut tape and add a leader (long piece of 'empty' tape) and footer so that you can mount it on a pick and place. Its kind of brilliant, and costs only $7 on top of parts cost. You can also make your own, of course, by saving old tape. | + | Say you want to make 100 accelerometer boards (using the ADXL335) but you're not keen on buying 2000 pieces that make up a full reel. You could try to go with cut tape (hassle) //or// you can go with a "[[http://dkc1.digikey.com/US/EN/help/DigiReel.html|digi-reel]]". This is a service offered by [[http://www.digikey.com|Digikey]] where they will take a piece of cut tape and add a leader (long piece of 'empty' tape) and footer so that you can mount it on a pick and place. Its kind of brilliant, and costs only $7 on top of parts cost. You can also make your own, of course, by saving old tape. |
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+ | ===== Sticky tape ===== | ||
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+ | Test your parts placement by laying down double-sided sticky tape onto a PCB. It'll keep the parts in place without the mess of paste | ||
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+ | ===== Nozzle sizes ===== | ||
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+ | Use the biggest nozzle you can to pick up parts. The bigger the nozzle, the less slipping you'll get | ||
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