Homebrew PCBs

> >
> > As I said, sheesh.
> > Hobbiests are cheap and use dodgy stuff which doesn't work 
> all that well  
> > at
> > times.  Not exactly the newsflash of the century.
> > Good thing I didn't insult your mother, I'd be still reading your  
> > response.
> > Chill out, dude.  You're either smoking too much wacky 
> baccy or not  
> > enough.
> > Tony
> 
> What are you talking about? Have you actually read my post?
> I clearly established header pins as test pins are _not_ 
> dodgy stuff,  
> which is what you claim as i understand it.
> 
> If you say tektronix uses dodgy stuff, well, that's an 
> opinion too but you  
> are probably standing alone there.
> 
> I'll just ignore you from now on for apparent lack of reason. 
> My claim  
> that square test pins make fine test points was sufficiently 
> established,  
> while there isn't many arguments coming from you apart from 
> "it'll all  
> fall off".


Yeah, header pins, leaving the component lead long, works fine.  As I said,
hobbiests are cheap.  And they use the cheapest clip going, being the
alligator clip.  When you pick up the board and turn it over, half the time
they either fall off or short against something else.

Using header pins as vias can lead to solder joint failure.  Won't stop
people doing it, but at least you know there's a possibility for failure.

If you've got better stuff, go use it.  Some people don't use test pins at
all.  Some people have never seen pogo pins.  Most don't have a scope.

It's called homebrew for a reason, ghetto tech might be a better word.
Here's a good ghetto example - http://uanr.com/sdfloppy/.  Work?  Sure.
Ghetto?  Sure.  Possible problems?  Sure.  Vibration, crosstalk, all the fun
stuff.

My point was simply real test pins are a funny shape for a reason.  Why this
surprises you or why you actually care enough to respond is beyond me.

Tony