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Re: gEDA-user: ground planes and thermals
On Apr 1, 2005 2:16 PM, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > nope. nothing with both of those flags. you know what though? i
> > think it is just because i have some alignment holes for some jacks
> > i have that are unplated holes with no pad.
>
> The warning is to make sure you don't accidentally short your power
> plane to a metal mounting screw or something. Making it a plated hole
> will ensure that sufficient clearance is added to prevent that.
>
If his jack is like the ones I've used, the alignment pins are
plastic. I just ignored the warning and the board worked fine.
Regards,
Mark
markrages@xxxxxxxxx
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