[sdiy] Solder resist/mask?

[Matthias Herrmann]

there are vertical mount 3.5mm PCB mount sockets available where the tip of the
jack might touch the PCB surface (depending on the dip/jack shape/length - there
is no strict standard AFAIK). today i take no risk and even put a hole in the
PCB underneatch these sockets.

cheers,
matthias

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] Im Auftrag von rsdio at audiobanshee.com
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 31. März 2015 18:42
> An: Justin Owen
> Cc: SDIY List
> Betreff: Re: [sdiy] Solder resist/mask?
> 
> Electrical tape?
> 
> What kind of socket actually allows leads to touch the board underneath?
> That sounds like a problem, even if your solder mask were in place, because
> vibration could cause the pins to scratch through. People have been
> successfully running traces under sockets for decades!
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> On Mar 31, 2015, at 4:23 AM, Justin Owen <juzowen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Had a prototype PCB come back to me this week where the photo-resist
> layer wasn't properly aligned with the traces so some of them are exposed
> and one of them is shorting when a lead is inserted into a socket (no more
> traces under sockets - lesson learnt!).
> >
> > If I bought something like either of these guys could I paint(?) over the
> exposed traces to seal them up for a few weeks until I go to the next
> iteration of the board?
> >
> > http://uk.farnell.com/chemtronics/cm8e/solder-mask-bottle-200ml/dp/860529
> >
> > http://uk.farnell.com/electrolube/epcm250/coating-peelable-mask-
> 250ml/dp/1961584
> >
> > ...or any other suggestions?
> >
> > Not looking for a permanent solution as I'll be redoing this board anyway
> - just need a few weeks worth of kludge :)
> >
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