[sdiy] pin headers on the wrong side of a PCB

[Matthias Herrmann]

is the idea of SMT MTA headers from the table?
http://www.mouser.de/Connectors/Headers-Wire-Housings/_/N-ay0lo?P=1z0spqhZ1z0z5t
a&Keyword=mta-100&FS=True


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] Im Auftrag von
> David G Dixon
> Gesendet: Freitag, 8. September 2017 08:53
> An: synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> Betreff: Re: [sdiy] pin headers on the wrong side of a PCB
> 
> Laurie, Tom and Pete,
> 
> Thanks for your responses.  Pete, I also had the idea of pulling the pins
> out of MTA connectors and sliding the plastic part over longer pins, but it
> seems like an awful lot of labour, and I'd prefer not to "misuse" parts in
> that way if I can avoid it.
> 
> Laurie and Tom, I agree that right-angle connectors would be very
> convenient.  However, I'm a little worried that the connectors could be
> forcibly ripped off of the PCB (traces and all) if soldering on the same
> side -- it would be nice to be able to also secure them on the other side
> somehow -- that's the nice thing about those long Arduino pins.  In that
> sense, Pete's idea seems safer.
> 
> I see that there are MTA pin headers that have no locking clip -- they are
> just straight pins.  What do we think about making connections that don't
> lock?  Of course, most ribbon connectors don't lock, but they are typically
> two rows and quite tight.  Perhaps that would be good enough.  Would you
> think that such a thing would ever actually come disconnected in a 5U
> modular case?
> 
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