I open the vial and tap it slightly so a few fall out. Then I place the on the PCB with paste on the pads. I’m finishing up a high precision impedance meter to be able to sort out capacitors if I mix them up.
One final thing maybe: I stick to the smallest smd size I’m comfortable with: 0805. I keep those stocked and I have a small stock of 1206 and 0603 for repair work.
One final thing maybe: I stick to the smallest smd size I’m comfortable with: 0805. I keep those stocked and I have a small stock of 1206 and 0603 for repair work.