I'm searching for SMT leader tape extender, the stuff you stick on the end of a partial reel or cut piece of SMT component tape so it can run through SMT placement machines without wasting lots of parts. I only need a small quantity (a single box of 500 will do me for a long time), but I need it fast. I need the 8mm/12mm size.
So far I've found only two US vendors:
I didn't see any products like this at Mouser, Digikey, Allied, Newark, Futurlec.
Do any of you guys use this stuff? Where do you get it from? Is there some other name I should be using to search?
Thanks!