Well said John! 0402, 0603, and even 0805 parts don't like to be pulled at all. Even thermal contraction can make them fail, so care has to be taken. FR4 material seems to work well, and not over-stress the parts when soldered down and heated. bye, Said In a message dated 6/6/2008 21:01:34 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've found it's helpful to add a mm or two of bare 24-gauge wire as an expansion joint whenever I mount a chip capacitor between the ground plane and a rigid support like a heavy conductor or pin. -- john, KE5FX **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
