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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Ande_3" <boyerj@u...> wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm trying to track down a PCB prototyping item and need some help.
>
> 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.
>
> The are intended to be used like a rivet where one side of the tube
> has a flange and the other is bent over using a special tool on a
> drill press. However, I find it much quicker and better to simply
> solder both sides to the via pad.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find these? Basically what I'm
looking
> for is some kind of conductor to solder in my via holes. Wire
> doesn't realy work since it has to be held in place while
soldering.
> The flanges in these little copper cylindars worked great for that.
>
> Please reply if you have any helpful info!
>
> Thanks,
> Ande
I pulled up a board I did last year and it had over 300 pins, and
about 25 thru holes.
I had laid it on a piece of styrofoam, very thin stuff from packing
and stuck resistors into the foam. Soldered and nipped.
I just check an old Pentium... something.. 300 pins. all soft and
bent too easy. that means to me they would be more messy than
resistor leads.
I have a collegue who uses 22ga wire, strips off and uses that.
I would like something a little less home brew, but every time I
look, resistors keep comming up as the best source.
Dave