Quoting "M.L." <m@lkeng.net>:

>>> Do you like the vacuum tool better than the curved tweezers you   
>>> used to use?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Martin K.
>>
>> You can't pick parts out of tape with tweezers.
>> ...
>>
>
> ... It's faster for me to drop the parts on a piece of
> paper and flip them over manually than it would be to stick the tape
> down to the table.. I think :)
>
> --
> Martin K.



My current method is tweezers/iron.  Yep, I also drop the components  
on a piece of paper, but once I use all the right-side-up parts, I tap  
the paper gently to flip some over and use those, etc, etc.  A non-new  
(slightly dog-eared etc) piece of paper is essential here.  Flipping  
by tapping is much faster than flipping individually with tweezers.

Now, I have a decent reflow oven, and while I work on getting a PnP  
machine, I want to see how much better vacuum pickup is.  Picking up  
0805's seems faster, but most of my parts are 0603's.  I don't plan to  
stick the tape down, but machine a reel holder similar to this... ebay  
item # 260517786764 .

I was looking at an APS doc comparing the benefits of their Manual PnP  
system against vacuum pickup and tweezers.  They claim 75-125cph  
f/tweezers, 100-150cph f/vacuum pencil, and 400-600 f/manual PnP.  I  
get 240cph with tweezers, so curious how much vacuum would get me.   
And if faster than tweezers, I can use it to place approx 3000  
components by next week, most of which are 0603's. =8-O

Cheers,
-Neil.



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