In a message dated 12/17/1999 10:15:20 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
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> The plastic must be anti-static otherwise you can charge up your parts as
>  they pass the plastic, causing you much trouble.

One thing to keep in mind here is to make sure that the tape and reel
supplier has not made the material anti-static by applying a topical
antistatic chemical.  In many cases, we have seen these conductive materials
come off of the reel material and stay on the part, resulting in leakage.

Doug Pauls

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