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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:52:52 -0700
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] footprint with rectangular through holes ?
From: Ram Bhamidipaty <rambham AT gmail DOT com>
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On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:31 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> PCB doesn't support holes other than circles.
>

Thank you. So I can either look for a power jack that has pins, or a
surface mount jack, or modify pcb to support the non-circular through
holes.

Do most folks use surface mount jacks?

-Ram