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I should have been more precise... Does anyone know a source for .030"
O.D. thru hole eyelets for less than the usual $24/100 ? Thanks...

wa4mnt wrote:

> I should have been more precise... Does anyone know a source for .030"
> O.D. thru hole eyelets for less than the usual $24/100 ? Thanks...

Lots of choices, but no prices:
http://www.ape.com/images/eyelets%20and%20funnelets.pdf
May be worth an email.

go to
http://www.solderingsupply.com/index.htm
and search for 'eyelet'


--- wa4mnt <hauntedmesa@...> wrote:

> I should have been more precise... Does anyone know a source for .030"
> O.D. thru hole eyelets for less than the usual $24/100 ? Thanks...
>

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--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "wa4mnt" <hauntedmesa@...> wrote:

>DansSmallPartsAndKits.net has 1 mm dia. gold plated posts 250 for $5.
>That's about the closest I've seen.

Gold plated straight header posts would be cheaper. A 40 pin strip
runs for less than $.50. Just pull the pins from the plastic. Pins
are .025" square and fit tightly in a 1/32" (.0312") hole. This is the
best substitute for .030" eyelets IMO. The chamfered ends and tight
fit allow for a flush setting on one side of the board. Fourteen are
shown in the shot below with four under the TQFP SMD;

http://www.pbase.com/eldata/image/65408722/large

Although they appear raised we're talking less than 5 thou since this
is just a thin film of solder with the tip of the post flush with the
pad. An end cutting flush wire cutter should be used on the other side
of the post.