Re: gEDA-user: solder jumpers

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

What I really want for solder jumpers is the ability to (un)mask them  
for solder mask, (un)mask paste mask, and metal short options.

that is to disable them from production and we know that they are  
going to be open, put solder mask over them to prevent accidental  
shorting.
to leave open have a hole in the solder mask, but no solder paste mask  
hole.
to enable place a hole in the paste mask.

I'd also like a metal short option, when I know that it is going to be  
connected and want the option to cut it out in the future.  Other  
software uses a "shorting" layer to do this that the DRC does not know  
about.   to do this now i use a dash or other straight line text size  
it up and place it as my short that the DRC does not see.  but i then  
have not DRC protection of it.   As i really only want it shorting out  
those two pads and not a trace that accidently is under it.


I really like the top left circle dot,  the surface tension should  
guarantee that that would bridge.

The lower left offset tuning forks looks like it gets the surface  
tension perk as well.

The lower left has too thin of a trace between the two outside pads,  
less surface tension.

The upper left hexagon eh, not as interesting, looks standard.


On May 2, 2009, at 11:13 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:

>
> Had another idea for a solder jumper:
>
> http://www.delorie.com/pcb/solderjumpers.html
>
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