0402 placement with Mydata machine

You can't do it. The pitch of the tape advancing sprocket is not the right pitch on a TM8 magazine. You need a TM8FC magazine.

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TM8 Magazines step 4mm min. You need a TM8FC or Agilis. You can make a tray and pick from strips of tape too.

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We started placing 0402 with regular feeders and wasted every other part untill we got the correct feeders. The cost for most parts runs less than 1/20 th of a cent. Reels come in quanities of 10,000 instead of 5,000. You will also need the correct tool to pick 0402's. The C-14 tool is required as 0402 parts will get lodged in a A-12 nozzle deforming it. Creating a tray as other reader sugested is also an option but is not desirable due to the care and time required for large placement quanities. OK if you have only a couple of placements per board. Good Luck.

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