You might be able to find a crown type large enough to probe either populated or unpopulated boards. Have you tried targeting the edge of the hole with a crown type? Unless the fillet is very large that might work.
Javid ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Elson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pluto Alternatives > Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: >> Actually, there's a better way :) (getting rid of the solder is one of >> the pains of replacing those connectors.) >> >> There are hundreds of kinds of pins for bed-o-nails fixtures, including >> ones that are meant to toich pins (cup varieties), ones that are meant >> to touch bare metal areas like SMT pads (castle-type, I think), and ones >> that are meant to poke into empty holes, which are basically cone shaped. >> >> These are also available in sockets - you populate the socket into the >> text fixture board, and then you can choose which type of pin to insert, >> and can repair a bent/broken probe pin by just putting in a new one. >> >> At my old company, test jig repairs were basically eliminated when we >> went to the socketed probe pins. > Yes, I have cup-type socketed probe pins from Interconnect > Solutions, I think, in my test unit. I could probably replace > the pins with different types, but there are only certain type > of pins that fit each size socket. These are some fairly big > holes in the board, so I might not be able to get big enough > pins for the empty holes. But, probably there is something that > would work. But, I'd have to change 60 contacts to swap the > fixture over from populated to non-populated terminals strips. > That could also get to be a drag. > > Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
