Questions tagged [mounting-holes]
Are the holes made in a PCB, in order to fixate it with screws on its chassis
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How can I mount a PCB to a flexible housing?
I am working on a heating pad with a flexible housing so that it can wrap around parts of the body in certain ways. My PCB will be a normal rigid board, but the housing will resemble a silicone ice ...
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FG mounting terminals on DC converter (power supply). Do they need to be connected?
I've read similar answers/questions here which seem to indicate that the through-holes on the PCB for mounting, marked FG, are for frame-ground - in other words, is it true they should be bonded to ...
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EMI/EMC: Connecting PCB mounting holes to chassis in multi-board system
I am working on a system which has a metal chassis connected to the earth. The system gets power from a dedicated PSU. The power lines of the PSU (VCC_PSU / GND_PSU) are fed into a master PCB and ...
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How can I select mounting holes (pads) for Design Rule checks or queries in Altium?
I have added several pads with plated holes and assigned them to the GND net to serve the purpose of mounting holes for my PCB. I'd like to create a Design Rule for them which connects them to a GND ...
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What is the name of these plastic bolt type things holding the PCB to the housing?
What is the name of these plastic bolt type things holding the PCB to the housing in the corner here?
Is there a way to remove them and then reattach them? I want to get at the PCB, modify it, and ...
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How can I create a mounting hole in Altium exactly as shown in the figure?
How can I create a Mounting hole in Altium as exactly shown in the figure? Please note there is no silkscreen on the edge of the hole.
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Mounting hole connection scheme
I need some help figuring out how to manage the mounting holes in my PCB. Searching the internet you will find a lot of information, but it is all confusing and often contradictory.
I state that it is ...
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PCB mounting holes outer chainring
A curiosity, but why do the mounting holes on PCBs have those small holes on the outer chainring?
I mean these:
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ODrive mounting connectors
I have to connect motor voltage wires to an ODrive motor controller. I can't find 3-pin mounting connectors to solder to the controller that fit the configuration. Does anyone know what they are ...
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Do I need to cover non-plated mounting holes before applying a conformal coating?
In reference to this question and specifically this answer, should we consider the same criteria if we need to apply conformal coating on the PCBs?
Do I need to cover the (non-plated or non-metalized) ...
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What do people use to mount PIR sensors, cameras etc. - stand offs?
Asking here because I am struggling to figure out what people use to mount their Raspberry PI modules for instance a PIR sensor or a camera.
They all come with tiny holes and I am not sure how to ...
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What is the best way to mount PCB with only 1mm holes in a project box [closed]
I looked at an AC/DC converter suitable for my project, but according to the description it has only 1mm mounting holes (which are also input and output).
Thus, it is not possible to use plastic ...
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How can I securely mount this PCB to a 3D printed case?
This will be mounted to a 3D printed case that will have extra room (2x bigger than this PCB) for other accessories and cables, therefore will need to be secured to the back. I see there are holes, ...
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How to mount daughter PCBs like HX-2S-JH20
How would you mount a PCB like the HX-2S-JH20? It doesn't have any screw holes. What about using plastic supports under the pads and ring terminals. Or maybe is better to solder it on pads on the main ...
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SOT-227 mechanical attachment
In our latest project we need to switch a substantial current (as in 50-75A, less than 20V, at least). That would be a 2 FET load switch (back to back for polarity protection), fuse, current shunt, ...
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PCB height adjusting mounting
The PCB has a pulse oximeter mounted on the surface, and it's tolerance is 0.6mm. The problem is the pulse oximeter needs to touch the bottom case at all times. How to best mount the PCB in the case ...
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How to ground PCB to chassis using mounting hole with vias in Kicad?
Hi I have 4 layer board layered as follows.
Signal
Power
Ground
Signal
For the power and ground planes I have done zone fills...
I want to attach the PCB ground to my chassis using a screw. I ...
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Why do some PCBs have these circular rings? Are they plated through hole vias?
Do they serve any mechanical purpose? Also, there are eight dots on these rings.
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How to use LED holder when mounting on a case with PCB inside?
I am making a case with a front and back piece with the PCB mounted on the back piece with LED supposed to be mounted in the holder in the front case piece.
I was planning on soldering the LED to the ...
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Mounting hole with vias in OrCAD
I want to create a mounting hole with vias around it. I don't know how to approach it so I've tried to do it on my own. I'm using OrCAD PCB Designer.
I have created a mounting hole padstack with ...
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Do enclosed switching power supplies follow any standard for their chassis size and mounting hole distances?
Do enclosed switching power supplies follow any standard for their chassis size and mounting holes distances?
or each manufacturer has its own conventions?
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Altium plated mounting hole, Un-Routed net constraint
I am trying to resolve a problem I am having with Altium, maybe I am just missing something obvious but i'd like your insight.
I have a 8 layer board, build out of signal layers, and internal planes.
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Micro USB Type B Receptacle Mounting Holes Near Pads
I noticed a few libraries, in their micro subtype b footprint designs, include round mounting holes very near (touching) the pads. In Eagle, these end up giving me dimension errors. I tried ...
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PCB hanging upside down in its enclosure
Would this be a problem in a moderately high vibrations / shocks environment (passenger car interior) ?
The screws are 1.8 mm thread diameter, 5 mm long, the PCB being some 90 x 60 mm with nothing ...
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Unable to delete circle in tDocu layer in Eagle
I am making a revision to my PCB board where the initial mounting holes were too large and therefore decreasing their size.
The holes are on the Dimension layer (20) and were created using the circle ...
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Do I need to care about mounting hole contact oxidation?
I am designing a pcb which I have some mounting hole with the function to connect the mounted screw to the PCB ground.
I found good resources about this subject in the blog, like this one and this ...
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Hole Size Constraint Violation on DRC Check for custom mounting holes
It is about Altium designer. I am fairly new to that platform please bear with me.
I am at the stage finalizing PCB for manufacturing. Of course, I have to deal with couple of DRC errors and ...
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Should mounting holes have solder bumps?
There are many discussions on if mounting holes should be plated or if they should include vias. This is not asking about those issues.
I've seen suggestions to add solder to the annular ring on the ...
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Size of a non-plated throughole (NPTH) for a spacer
I am designing a PCB. For spacer, I would like to use this part:
http://www.keyelco.com/product-pdf.cfm?p=4805
The diameter of this spacer is 0.25 inches.
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Drilling hole through PCB ground plane
I want to add mounting holes to a PCB. The PCB is not of my design so I can't change it. There appears to be a large ground plane in the locations that are good candidates for drilling the holes.
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drilling pin header holes when exact drill size not locally available
I checked all of the hardware stores in my area and I can buy 1/32 (~ 0.79mm) and 3/64 inch (~ 1.2mm) drill bits. No source in my area carries bits which are between those two sizes which would then ...
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Screwing power pcb to metal chassis through ground holes [duplicate]
I am mounting a PCB, which deals with currents up to 5A and essentially switches down 60V to 12V and 5V, on a bicycle frame. I have four holes, one at each corner, that are padded with copper traces ...
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Mounting a PCB with no holes [closed]
Apart from this edge mounting kit from Adafruit, what are some ways to mount a PCB that does not have mounting holes?
I'm looking for non-permanent mounting solutions that take up little real-estate ...
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4 ways DC power connector KPJX-PM-4S mounting method
I came across a standard 4-ways DC power connector like the Kycon KPJX-PM-4S, for panel mounting.
What I was not able to find on the producer website nor on the web is a standard method to secure this ...
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Large Battery Cell mounting in Enclosure
I am trying to figure out the best way to mount a battery like this (http://www.batteryspace.com/polymerli-ionmodule37v10000mah37wh85arate-prewiredwithpcbpl9059156.aspx) onto a 8" x 6" PCB. There do ...
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Mounting hole on a PCB
Here is a picture of 3 mounting holes on three different PCBs.
The red one is what I prepared on Eagle CAD and used "hole" button on the left side menu , something like this:
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Should mounting holes be plated?
When putting mounting holes for screws on a PCB, should the holes be plated or unplated?
I've read plating the holes provides better support for the screw and helps prevent the PCB from being ...
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What is the difference between mounting holes and through holes?
I am new to PCB design, and I am using Eagle for this purpose. I am confused by mounting holes and through holes. They are all holes, what's the difference?
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