Hi Lauren, Yay, a question that I can answer!
"Compliant pin" is a through-hole pin-in-via system that physically presses the pins inside the plated via barrels. The pins need to have some 'compliancy' so that they deform and provide mechanical retention. Sort of like a nail in wood except the 'nail' (pin) is soft and the wood (pcb via) is hard. "C-press" just refers to the cross-section profile of the pin. In this case, the x-section is in the form of a "C". ...Marko ________________________________ From: "Crane, Lauren" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: [PSES] "C-press compliant pin connector/system" EU RoHS has a couple exemptions related to lead used in a “C-press compliant pin connector systems”. Could someone tell me what a C-press compliant pin connector system is? I’ve tried Google, but I only get hits on RoHS and everyone’s reiteration of the RoHS exemptions. Regards, Lauren Crane KLA-Tencor - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
