[sdiy] Vactrol Footprint?

[Andre Majorel]

On 2006-06-10 19:58 -0400, Michael Ruberto wrote:

> Hey Hey Hey, it's fat Vactrol time. I've decided I really like the
> Mutant VCF and wanna build one. Unfortunately, my PCB design tools do
> not have a footprint for vactrols. I cannot seem to find a spec sheet
> anywhere with the footprint for the VTL5C3/2
> 
> Can somebody give me the dimensions I need to create a custom
> footprint?  The specsheet would be neat too if it exists.

One side is a SIL3, the other side is a SIL2. They're staggered.
If you mount it vertically, the rows are .2" apart. If you mount
it horizontally, they're at the very least .5" apart. The body is
11.7 mm long and the LED leads are pretty stiff so .6" might be a
better choice.
         __________
        |          |        ^
    ^  -|          |        |
.1" |   |          |- ^     |
    x  -|          |  | .1" | 9.7
.1" |   |          |- v     |
    v  -|          |        |
        |__________|        v

        <-- 11.7 -->

The body is 7.8 mm deep.

I think I'd mount it vertically, with the LED leads at the bottom
so as not to bend them.

-- 
André Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr>
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/