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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB mounting nuts and switch mounting suggestion
From: Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk>
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Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:40:58 +0100
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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=3Dcage+nut&tbm=3Disch

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,

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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!)
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