If I understand it correctly, the request is to chamfer the board as
seen on edge, not as seen in plan view.
Yes it can be done. Card edge connectors are routinely chamfered.
I once designed a board (which made it into production) with a slot that
was chamfered all the way around on both sides to prevent chaffing a
cable that ran through it.
Just be sure not to call for a chamfer that leaves a sharp edge. There
should be about 1/3 of the vertical side of the PCB edge left.
It is a cost adder. Talk to the vendor about your needs.
On 9/18/2014 8:12 AM, Karl Bates wrote:
> It's also a good idea to chamfer the edges to minimize damage to the corners of the board, and it keeps it from damaging the shipping / packaging container or plastic shrinkwrap.
> Karl
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>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:04:42 -0400
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>> Chamfering the 90 degree corners of a board is a good idea for a number of reasons.
>> One of the most obvious is to protect workers from hand injuries.
>> Often it makes the assembly simpler to assemble... and sometimes they are used as a 'lead in' to a housing that requires sliding the board into slots to assemble.
>> Most common is 50 mils by 50 mils, a 45 degree chamfer.
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>> I've got a request if a PCB can be chamfered. My initial inclination is yes, but I've never been asked.
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>> What makes this difficult is the small size and one side in rounded.
>>
>> PCB is 35.95mm long X 12.10mm wide (standard 1.57mm [0.062in] thick)
>>
>> Chamfer would be 45 or 55 degrees all the way around, except the one width (12.1mm) side would be straight.
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>> Shape is pcb is like this:
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