Thanks for the advice Matt. Particulary the part about not knowing how accurate other people's footprints might be.
BR, Randy --- In [email protected], "Matt Brocklehurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Randy > > Usually your best bet is to just fire up KiCad and make the footprint > yourself, datasheets usually are quite good at pad layout and dimensions - > I'm always a bit worried when using other peoples footprints as you don't > know how accurate they are! And trust me, a wrong footprint can cause no end > of pain when it comes to board manufacture - I've just been through this > with SOT23 transistors on a board, stupidly i numbered the pads wrong and > its taken two attempts with the board manufacturers to try and get the > transistors rotated to get it working - luckily id only ordered 15 boards > this time. > > The answer - quadruple check everything! > > Matt. > > On 27/07/07, wrgb2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I am in need of a 72 pin (36x2) card edge (female) connector symbol and > > outline. Can anyone point me to one? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Randy > > > > > > >
