5 Feb
2014
5 Feb
'14
7:33 a.m.
On Feb 4, 2014, at 10:39 PM, David Gesswein <djg at pdp8online.com> wrote:
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1) Gold edge fingers increase the board cost.
I think that depends on the board supplier you use. In these days of the lead-free
religion and surface mount devices, a thin gold plating is a standard finish for boards,
and the shop I?ve been doing business with (PCB-pool) offers it as a no-cost option.
That?s probably not as thick of strong as the classic gold plated board fingers, but it
may well be good enough for the small number of insert/remove cycles likely with hobbyist
use.
paul