[sdiy] IDC Header 'cover'

[Tom Wiltshire]

Wasn't the point of the thing to *stop* people connecting power to the board, or did I get the wrong end of the stick?

A conductive bit of foam woudn't be a problem on a non-powered board, wouldl it?

Thanks,
Tom

On 3 Feb 2016, at 19:19, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:

> As Florian implied, foam can be conductive. I assume the same with polystyrene. This could pose a serious problem when installed over a connector.
> 
> Brian
> 
> On Feb 2, 2016, at 10:14 AM, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
>> Yeah, I was thinking some sort of foam too. Any sort of actual connector is going to cost real money. A bit of foam would be peanuts. Jam a piece of polystyrene on it.
>> 
>> On 2 Feb 2016, at 14:19, Florian Anwander <fanwander at mnet-online.de> wrote:
>>> Am 02.02.2016 um 15:08 schrieb Justin Owen:
>>> 
>>>> Don't want to jumper or connect pins or have it act as any type on inter-board
>>> 
>>> Put a jumper on it, but only on one side
>>> If minor resistance is not disturbing: stick some piece of antistatic foam on it.
> 
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