I just received the first of the BC11A paddle boards (so that I can now create my own
BC11A cables). I made two variants of the boards. One where the cables come out the
?top? and another where the cables come out the ?side? (so you don?t have to ?fold? the
cable in a number of different applications such as RK05s).
The ones that arrived today are the S or ?side? variation (as opposed to the T or ?top?
variation). I immediately noticed (why I didn?t see this when I was reviewing the board
layout previously I?ll never know) is that one of the cable connectors is too close to the
edge. It wouldn?t be a problem except that I chose to use connectors that have cable
retention latches. The latches protrude from the board edge by ~0.02?. So once I verify
that these work, I?ll move the one connector inward ~0.5?. I have plenty of space, I just
don?t know why I put the connector that close to the edge. *sigh*. For these boards,
I?ll probably just file the latch down a bit to get the appropriate clearance.
BTW, trying to get the connectors onto the board (I haven?t soldered them in yet) was
tight. That?s the problem with trying to get 60 pins to all line up correctly. But they
fit and are *snug*. I probably won?t go and do any testing until I get the other boards
in so it may be a couple more weeks (the boards weren?t supposed to *ship* before 2/8).
For those who?d like to know, I probably will not be making a production run of these
boards unless I get a *lot* of interest (100 boards or so). If you want some, let me know
and if I get enough interest, I?ll do a production run.
TTFN - Guy