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by MrPix
Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: All Things SMD
Topic: Electronic Component Feeders
Replies: 2
Views: 16512

Re: Electronic Component Feeders

I’m interested in this. It looks like an interesting solution. I’ve been working on a close stacking system that is designed to be low cost, mechanically simple and durable. I just haven’t got as far as you.

Can anything be done to decrease the width of the slices so they can stack closer together?
by MrPix
Sun May 31, 2020 3:05 am
Forum: Pre-Sales Questions
Topic: Software and OS
Replies: 5
Views: 10726

Re: Software and OS

LitePlacer software installs and runs on the current MacOS under Windows 10 Pro on Parallels 15. I don't have a LitePlacer, but if I did, it looks like everything would work normally.
by MrPix
Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:19 pm
Forum: Pre-Sales Questions
Topic: What if a part strip becomes empty
Replies: 5
Views: 7921

Re: What if a part strip becomes empty

That said, ability to recover from errors is the most requested feature, implying keeping count what components are placed and what are not. The concept of tape capacity and more than one tape of same component are also wished for and too useful not to add. I have no date, but I will add these. Thi...
by MrPix
Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:42 pm
Forum: Building the LitePlacer
Topic: Upgraded tinyg 12V regulator
Replies: 3
Views: 4593

Re: Upgraded tinyg 12V regulator

That's a bit of bad design by the TinyG people. The heat mainly comes out of the tab, and if the tab faces the edge of the PCB the heat spreads and reflects back, causing a hotter spot. They just should rotate that part 180 degrees so the tab was 12 mm further inboard and the device would right away...