In a message dated 2/6/2004 6:22:56 AM Central Standard Time,
boyerj@... writes:
What I'm looking for are small copper tubes which are intended to be
used for PCB vias instead of electroplating through holes. I've used
them before and think they're great but cannot remember the name of
the company who sells them.
Ande: International Eyelets. Sorry, I have NO clue of their address, etc.,
but a simple Google search should getcha whatcha want. I have used a few of
theirs, gold-plated phosphor bronze, and some with tin plating, but the latter
have to be quite fresh to solder well. TINY, delicate. I use an awl to
spread the inserted end, once "home". By hand. No drill-press necessary.
These should ALWAYS be soldered! I prefer to at least TIN the pad before
inserting the eylets, to make sure "SOME solder got UNDER there".
There are flat, belled, and horn-shaped "heads" available, at least for SOME
manufacturer of these. One might beg a tiny bag of samples to make up his
mind.
Lossa luck! Jan Rowland
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