Re: gEDA-user: Cutouts

[Dave Kinney <marbleheadlabs@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know who I have to use a full service company. I just need to know how to make them in pcb. The company wants gerber files.



On Sep 29, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Mark Rages <markrages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Rick Collins <gnuarm.2006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I'm not sure what to make of this part.  If this is the only info you have
>> on this part, I wouldn't use it until I get one in hand.  It looks to me
>> like this is intended for the body of the part to sit in the plane of the
>> board with pins along the edges.  Notice the drawing shows the edge of the
>> PCB being cut back for the part.  The three pins have two outlines, an inner
>> and an outer one (I've got no idea what that means).  The two rectangles at
>> the top look like surface mount tabs to me.  That is a very strange way to
>> mount a part, especially in the center of the board.  Is that what you see?
>> 
>> I think this drawing can only be properly interpreted if you have a clear
>> idea of what the part looks like.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
> 
> Agree with everything Rick says.
> 
> regarding square / nonstandard holes, your best bet is to talk to the
> PCb vendor and ask how they would prefer you to spec the holes.
> Plating slots is an extra-cost option (and an extra processing step)
> so you will be using a full-service board house rather than a cheap
> prototype shop.
> 
> Regards,
> Mark
> markrages@gmail
> -- 
> Mark Rages, Engineer
> Midwest Telecine LLC
> markrages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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