On Jun 1, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Tamas Szabo wrote: > Mark Rages wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Tamas Szabo <sza2k...@freemail.hu> >> wrote: >>> John Luciani wrote: >>>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Tamas Szabo <[1]sza2k...@freemail.hu >>>> > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> Can I make a pin without plating and put the footprint only >>>> to the >>>> component side? If yes, how can I do it? >>>> >>>> It sounds like you want a copper ring with an unplated hole. IIRC >>>> pins create copper on both sides. >>> Is this mean that I unable to create a pin with one-side pattern? >>> Or is >>> it still possible some how? >>> >>>> A square pad with rounded corners is a circle. You could try >>>> placing a >>>> mounting hole in the center of a component side square pad with >>>> rounded corners. The fab may not produce a clean edge on the >>>> hole. >>> Actually, I need to create a pinboard (bed of nails), in which case, >>> sometimes (hopefully never) I should remove the solder from the >>> pins to >>> be able to remove the board itself and this operation is extremely >>> hard >>> if the holes are plated and soldered on both sides. >>> >>> Do anyone plan to implement this kind of functionality in pcb? >>> >>> /sza2 >> >> All the bed-of-nails pins I've seen have come in sockets. you solder >> in the socket, then you can remove the pin by pulling on it. > > Well, of course, I want to solder the "socket" itself (actually, it > is a > solderable gold plated wire-wrap socket). My current circuit can be > fit > to one side, but this would be a general problem. > > I understand, that it is possible to workaround the problem by making > the desired component from pads and holes, wouldn't be nicer to make > it > possible to set a flag like "unplated" and "componentsideolny" on a > pin? >
The hard part is in how your PCB will be manufactured. some houses will do it others wont.... > /sza2 >> >> Regards, >> Mark >> markra...@gmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user