Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:36:41 +0200, Philip Pemberton  
<philpem@...> wrote:

> I've done a few tests - the fuser will take anything up to about 0.8mm,  
> but
>
> the springs are far too tight to take a 1.6mm board. What I need to do is
>
> find a way to weaken the spring a bit or move it about. Problem is,  
> that's
>
> easier said than done...


On my copier fuser i simply pulled on them with pliers to stretch them a  
bit.
If i want to tighten them for thin PCBs i engage them not in the holes of  
the lugs but instead on the top edge.
For a while i though about making screw-adjustment, but it's really fine  
as it is.

ST