Hi Steve,

Thanks for the insight.  I went to the part and tried to "twang" the tape
and listen for loose parts moving inside the pocket.  I heard nothing.  Went
to the feeder sitting next to it, made by a different manufacturer of
course, and could hear the parts moving in the pocket!

Now I have to get more parts from my customer.

Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen R. Gregory" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TN] Tape and reel cover tape: a sticky situation


> In a message dated 12/16/1999 4:17:36 PM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << I'm having a problem with one 0805 cap part number where the parts are
> being pulled out of the pocket before the placement head can pick it up
and
> they are sticking to the cover tape as it is pulled back from the pick up
> position.
>
>  I have tried another reel and still the same problem.  I'm guessing it is
a
> static charge that is being generated that is causing this.  Don't think
it
> is glue.  I have another 0805 cap in a feeder right next to this one and
it
> is not having this problem.
>
>  This is a consignment build with the customer supplying us with only two
> reels.
>
>  Any ideas?
>
>  Peter Wong
>  Silicon Forest Electronics, Inc. >>
>
> Hi Peter!
>
> It could be the cover tape...the cover tape could be a P.S.A. (Pressure
> Sensitive Adhesive) tape. It normally doesn't happen because a cap usually
> sits in it's pocket low enough so that the tape won't contact it. BUT, if
the
> cap is pretty thick and maybe in the wrong sized carrier tape (not deep
> enough pockets), it may sit high enough in the pocket to contact the tape,
> and if it's a PSA tape I could see how that might happen...
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>
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