Re: gEDA-user: Unplated pin with one-side copper ring

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 1, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Tamas Szabo wrote:

> Mark Rages wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Tamas Szabo <sza2king@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
>> wrote:
>>> John Luciani wrote:
>>>>   On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Tamas Szabo <[1]sza2king@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>> >
>>>>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Hi,
>>>>     Can I make a pin without plating and put the footprint only  
>>>> to the
>>>>     component side? If yes, how can I do it?
>>>>
>>>>   It sounds like you want a copper ring with an unplated hole. IIRC
>>>>   pins create copper on both sides.
>>> Is this mean that I unable to create a pin with one-side pattern?  
>>> Or is
>>> it still possible some how?
>>>
>>>>   A square pad with rounded corners is a circle. You could try  
>>>> placing a
>>>>   mounting hole in the center of a component side square pad with
>>>>   rounded corners. The fab may not produce a clean edge on the  
>>>> hole.
>>> Actually, I need to create a pinboard (bed of nails), in which case,
>>> sometimes (hopefully never) I should remove the solder from the  
>>> pins to
>>> be able to remove the board itself and this operation is extremely  
>>> hard
>>> if the holes are plated and soldered on both sides.
>>>
>>> Do anyone plan to implement this kind of functionality in pcb?
>>>
>>> /sza2
>>
>> All the bed-of-nails pins I've seen have come in sockets.  you solder
>> in the socket, then you can remove the pin by pulling on it.
>
> Well, of course, I want to solder the "socket" itself (actually, it  
> is a
> solderable gold plated wire-wrap socket). My current circuit can be  
> fit
> to one side, but this would be a general problem.
>
> I understand, that it is possible to workaround the problem by making
> the desired component from pads and holes, wouldn't be nicer to make  
> it
> possible to set a flag like "unplated" and "componentsideolny" on a  
> pin?
>

The hard part is in how your PCB will be manufactured.
some houses will do it others wont....

> /sza2
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mark
>> markrages@gmail
>
>
>
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