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Components stick to tools

2011-10-24 by Steve

I've been placing some 0805 SMT components on PCB's this weekend. Use 
tweezers to place the component and a dental pick to fine tune its 
position on the board.

Often times the component will stick to a leg of the tweezer or to the 
dental pick. Very annoying to get the component in the right spot and be 
unable to "let go" of it.

What makes it stick? Anything to do to lessen the sticking effect of 
components to tools? I cleaned the tweezers and dental pick with 
alcohol, but to no avail.

Thanks.

Steve K8JQ

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