It is such a simple board. I think this would be an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to learn Eagle!!!
On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:48 PM, Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > There IS room to install pin headers the normal way, even ordinary cheap > ones without needing special low profile ones. Though, low profile would > allow a little room for the pins to stick out of the top a little without > having to be shaved exactly flush with the top surface. > > So, if the components were on the underside, and the through-holes were > small diameter to fit round pins the normal way, and the solder sode of the > pins were sized to match the pcb, or nipped flush after the fact, then it > just fits, even with common cheap pin headers with 4.2mm combined insulator > + shoulder. > > The contact pin needs to be trimmed down to 3.6mm and the solder pin needs > to be trimmed down to 1.6mm (pcb thickness) > > And really, we can probably find pins ready made already close to those > dimensions. > > But even with the common pins, it would be a lot easier to build than > extracting them. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/JJuaZyszT0z5ZQiO2 > > I'm looking for possible parts that won't even need trimming now. > > -- > bkw >
