Homebrew PCBs

On 24/10/2011 02:19, Steve wrote:
> 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.


Perhaps the tools have become magnetised. I once used an electromagnet 
powered by AC to demagnetise a tool by placing it in contact and slowly 
withdrawing it from the field.

Leon
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Leon Heller
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