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Date:	Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:09:17 -0400
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] PCB mounting nuts and switch mounting suggestion
From:	Rob Butts <r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com>
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Thanks Peter, cage nuts led me to clip nuts.

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk> wrote:

> On Thu, 2011-09-29 at 17:40 -0400, Rob Butts wrote:
>
> > What are the nuts called that are cased in a square bracket and snap
> > into an oversized pcb through hole allowing you to screw through the
> > opposite side of the board and mount the pcb (I hope I described that
> > correctly also).
>
> It sounds like you are describing "cage nuts", but I'm not sure I've
> ever seen them used with a PCB.
>
> www.google.com/search?q=cage+nut&tbm=isch
>
> I'd probably not recommend using them on a PCB - they could well cause
> damage, as they are typically designed to be inserted in a square
> (metal) hole on a rack-cabinet or something like that.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> --
> Peter Clifton
>
> Electrical Engineering Division,
> Engineering Department,
> University of Cambridge,
> 9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
> Cambridge
> CB3 0FA
>
> Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)
> Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)
>

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Thanks Peter, cage nuts led me to clip nuts.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Peter Clifton <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
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<div class=3D"im">On Thu, 2011-09-29 at 17:40 -0400, Rob Butts wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; What are the nuts called that are cased in a square bracket and snap<b=
r>
&gt; into an oversized pcb through hole allowing you to screw through the<b=
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&gt; opposite side of the board and mount the pcb (I hope I described that<=
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&gt; correctly also).<br>
<br>
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not sure I&#39;ve<br>
ever seen them used with a PCB.<br>
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I&#39;d probably not recommend using them on a PCB - they could well cause<=
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damage, as they are typically designed to be inserted in a square<br>
(metal) hole on a rack-cabinet or something like that.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
Peter Clifton<br>
<br>
Electrical Engineering Division,<br>
Engineering Department,<br>
University of Cambridge,<br>
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,<br>
Cambridge<br>
CB3 0FA<br>
<br>
Tel: <a href=3D"tel:%2B44%20%280%297729%20980173" value=3D"+447729980173">+=
44 (0)7729 980173</a> - (No signal in the lab!)<br>
Tel: <a href=3D"tel:%2B44%20%280%291223%20748328" value=3D"+441223748328">+=
44 (0)1223 748328</a> - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>

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