[sdiy] IDC Header 'cover'

[rsdio at audiobanshee.com]

I was going to mention SMT headers, but they don't all have substantial covers. The one I designed with most recently had nothing more than a bit of Kapton tape over four of the pins in the geometric center of the header. That's apparently enough for the pick-and-place, but it's not something that can be removed and reinstalled like a cover. It's enough to stop a connector from being inserted, though.

Brian


On Feb 3, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Ingo Debus <igg.debus at t-online.de> wrote:
>> Am 03.02.2016 um 18:39 schrieb Olivier Gillet <ol.gillet at gmail.com>:
>> 
>> Are you referring to this?
>> https://www.adafruit.com/images/1200x900/1341-00.jpg
>> 
>> SMT headers always have such a little plastic thingie - this allows
>> the pick and place machine to grab the part.
> 
> Ah, that makes sense :)
> There are SMT versions of the 2.54 mm pitched headers too. So covers for these probably also exist.
> 
> Ingo