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Accessories Connecting the Tapes Tape Splicing Tool for SMD Tape Connections User Manual X Feeder M odules SIPLACE Family 101 Preparing the End of the Tape Splicing the tape During splicing, the two prepared tape ends ar…
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Tape Splicing Tool for SMD Tape Connections Connecting the Tapes
100 User Manual X Feeder Modules SIPLACE Family
6.4.6.2 Joining Tapes
We advise that you practise splicing with various different tape types before you splice at the placement
machine for the first time. Being familiar with the splicing process, helps you avoid errors which could
lead to tape conveyor malfunctions or to vacuum pickup errors.
►Take the rest of the "old" tape from its reel.
The tape should still be approx. 1.5 m long.
►Remove the reel from the tape container.
►Insert the new tape reel in its place.
Preparing the Beginning of the Tape
► Leave approx. 1 mm of the cover foil protruding and cut off the rest of the cover foil.
The protruding end is needed for overlapping the other end of the tape later on.
For broader tapes leave a bit more cover foil protruding.
NOTICE
The following description is also available as a poster for your workshop.
Job Poster "Splicing tapes", Item No. 00192460-xx
NOTICE
Perform all the following steps in the specified order.
NOTICE
Make sure that the required components are on the new tape.
►Lift part of the cover foil (about the width of a pocket)
with the tweezers and fold it back.
►Cut the beginning of the new tape exactly in the
middle and at right angles, between two component
pockets.
NOTICE
For blister tapes with small pocket distances:
Bend the tape once in the direction of the cover foil. This helps you to cut more easily between
the component pockets (cut with scissors along the folded line). Lift the cover foil at the
beginning of the new tape and then cut the tape.
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Connecting the Tapes Tape Splicing Tool for SMD Tape Connections
User Manual X Feeder Modules SIPLACE Family 101
Preparing the End of the Tape
Splicing the tape
During splicing, the two prepared tape ends are connected to one another with the help of a splicing plate
and an adhesive tape. You need to use the splice tool for this.
►Cut the end of the tape exactly in the middle and at
right angles, between two component pockets.
NOTICE
When using tapes with perforations on both sides, proceed as described below. Afterwards, join
the tape at the second perforation with another splicing plate.
►Insert a splicing plate onto the two middle pins (1) of
the open splice tool, with the raised "spikes" showing
upwards.
►Place the prepared end of the "old" tape into the splice
tool, so that one half of the splicing plate is covered
and the tape end is held by the two pins (1).
►Turn the swivelling latch towards the front, to fix the
tape end into place.
Accessories
Tape Splicing Tool for SMD Tape Connections Connecting the Tapes
102 User Manual X Feeder Modules SIPLACE Family
►Remove half of the protective foil from the special adhesive strips.
►Place the prepared beginning of the "new" tape onto
the pins (1), so that the tapes touch one another in
the center, over the splicing plate.
Make sure that the overlapping foil is lying on the
"old" tape end.
►Turn the swivelling latch to the front, to fix the
beginning of the tape into place.
NOTICE
The distance between the components at the splice point must be the same size as the normal
distance between components on the tape.
The ends of the new and old tape need to be cut at right angles for splicing, otherwise the tape
ends could shift, leading to tape conveyor malfunctions and finally to a machine standstill.
However, if there is a minor gap between the tape ends at the splice position, this will not have
a negative effect on the connection process.
►Close the splice tool.
Press until the splice tool clicks for the third time. The
tape ends and the splicing plate will be riveted
together.
►Take the special adhesive strip with the correct width
for your component tape (see "6.4.6.4 Examples of
Correct Splice Connections" [ ➙ 105]).
CAUTION! Make sure that you ONLY use the
special adhesive tapes specified in Section for splicing.
NEVER use other adhesive tapes, such as normal sello-
tape!