Joe,
I would suggest not getting scotch tape anywhere near any ESD sensitive
components.
It develops quite a charge due to the triboelectric effect when you
strip it off the reel, and as a result, if it does not outright kill the
device, it can make it a "walking wounded", working at first, but
failing early in its life; while many devices are designed with ESD
protection, many fail their qualifications testing for it, and it is
good to use safe ESD handling techniques in constructing electronic things.
--Dave, W5SV
Joseph Trombino Jr wrote:
Howdy Clint:
Bending resistor and capacitor leads over will prevent them from
falling out and provide a relatively stable means of soldering the
leads and it's a reliable technique.
Depending on the type of part (i.e., integrated circuit) I will also
use Scotch tape to hold components in place when you must turn the
board over to solder.
73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore, I am
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