Ben Jackson wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 12:51:36PM +1000, andrewm wrote: >> http://www.thehacktory.com/IR-simple-v1p52-top.png > > If that big square is a thermal pad, it's not going to help much if > you don't stitch it to more copper on the other side...
So, what is that "under chip" square of copper connected to two pads? A mini ground plane? > Also, I think your attachments to the sides of those long, skinny > pads might cause you grief if you don't have a soldermask. He's got those flares to relieve surface tension. If using solder paste I see no trouble. Plus there's nothing in the way of excess solder -- no functional problem, just appearance -- but only if too much solder. John G -- Ecosensory _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user