Re: gEDA-user: DRC error

["John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Saritha Kalyanam
<kalyanamsaritha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   The following footprint gives a DRC error "copper areas too close"
>   [1]http://www.gedasymbols.org/footprints/m4lib/LQFP48_7.fp
>   The pads are most likely 9 mils apart instead of 10 mils.
>   Saritha

I have not looked at the spec but I would be surprised if the pads
could get much narrower and have a reliable solder joint.

10/10 design rules are probably no practical for "common" SMD components.
8/8 would be a more reasonable setting.

(* jcl *)

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