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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] thru hole slots in PCB
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From:	"John Griessen (john AT ecosensory DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Date:	Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:36:22 -0600
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On 01/13/2017 09:19 AM, Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>   When I last needed to use a component with tab leads, which was a
> coaxial power connector, I ended up using a hole large enough.  That
> board went to volume; it really pissed off the assembly firm due to the
> positional variation.  The part's tabs floated around within its three
> holes quite a bit.  It was fine due to the wide tolerances in the
> chassis the board mounted in, but the assembly guys didn't like it at all.

So, that sounds like the assembly shop had no trouble placing parts, just
that they fretted over the process variation it caused?

John

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