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Subject: Re: To fillet or not to fillet on a PCB pattern

From: Paul Alciatore <palciatore@...>
Date: 2014-08-04

It appears that the examples on that page show filets at round pads,but not at rectangular ones. Is this the general practice? I would thinkthey would be equally advantageous on both types.


Fri Aug 1, 2014 9:44 pm (PDT). Posted by:




"DJ Delorie" djdelorie




"palciatore@... [Homebrew_PCBs]"<Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
writes:
> Am I correct in assuming that "tear-dropping" refers toadding either
> chamfers or fillets where a trace meets a side of a rectangular,oval,
> or round pad which is wider than the trace?

In general, yes.

Examples at the bottom of:
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/teardrops/
(click to expand each image)