That's exactly what I meant.  I've seen people really foul up boards by
getting this wrong (imagine a 16-slot backplane...).

Regards

Andy Gulliver

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 26 June 2001 00:02
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Metric footprints and English pcb layout.
>

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> I read Andy's comments as meaning - work out each correct pad location as
> accurately as possible and then round (each individually) to the nearest
> mil.  Do not simply work out nearest whole mil pad spacing and place all
> your pads on this spacing.  The errors will rapidly accumulate
> such that at
> the end of the row pads and leads do not correspond.
>
> Ian Wilson

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