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October_1999
Re: edge/finger connector repair


From: Gregg Woodcock ( )
Date: Sun Oct 24 1999 - 21:18:24 CDT


> I use a simple solution for the problem of damaged fingers on PC boards, I
> solder on an extension finger board, thus giving a totally fresh set of
> finger pads for the edge connector to grab onto

The simplest way to do this is to get a female solder-tail edge connector
and solder the tails onto the original edge connector and then put a
fingerboard in the female side. If the problem happens again, you have a
disposable edge connector that can simply be replaced (new fingerboard).


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