On Aug 1, 2008, at 5:56 PM, Dan McMahill wrote:
> But don't do that if you plan on wave soldering your board or you'll
> solder your mounting holes shut. But if this is for a home board
> it is
> extremely unlikely that you have a wave solder system. Yeah, I know
> someone, perhaps Mr. McGuire, will pipe in that they have one :)
Not yet, but I'm working on it. ;)
> There are a few other special cases where you might not want to do
> that.
> Some crystals and also SAW filters come in packages that are metal
> cans. Often times you want an unplated hole and an opposite side
> pad to
> avoid shorting to the package depending on how the thing lines up
> and if
> there is some wicking of solder in the hole.
Most of those have little plastic bumpers on them these days,
though, don't they?
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
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