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Figure
16.2.
Tape feeders, with cover film (semi-transparent) pulled back over batten (blue
line). Green circle is the position for the needle pull.
iv.
If cover film is short, attach a tape extender. Thread it under a second rod
and to the top of the belt receiving wheel, as pictured in below.
Figure
16.2.
Image of film cover threaded to belt receiving wheel.
v.
Manually align the round hole of the tape to the edge of the batten, as shown
as red hole and blue line in Fig. 16.2.
(2)
Fixed IC tray:
Feeders 60-74 are used to load individual parts, typically ICs, from
fixed trays located at the front of the machine. Numbering starts at the front-left
and continues to the right and then back, and then to the rightmost two trays. For
position and angular alignment, parts are typically set at the back-left edge of a
tray. Pick-offset parameters
in the “Run /Edit / Feeder tab / Calibrate” then
