Re: gEDA-user: Bourns 3386P footprint

[David Griffith <dgriffi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010, kai-martin knaak wrote:

> David Griffith wrote:
>
> > I think I got it right, but would someone please double-check this
> > footprint for a Bourns 3386P trimpot for me?  See
> http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/david_griffith/footprints/POT_BOURNS_3386P.fp
>
> * The position of pins looks ok. Their numbers differ from the numbers in 
> the data sheet. Is this deliberate?

Yes, I think I flipped 1 and 3 by accident.

> * I'd make the annular ring larger to facilitate manual soldering. 80 mils 
> seems like a decent size to me. If the annular ring is a handicap for the 
> layout, they con be shrunken as needed.

Okay, a few presses of 'S'...

> * The outline of your footprint is a bit larger than the real component.

I just crudely rounded up to the nearest 0.05".  How does it look now?

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