Technet;

I have a fine pitch single sided 50 pin edge connector to assemble onto
the edge of a PCB. It overhangs the PCB edge.
This is a SMT which is pick & placed from a reel.

Actually this is a single-sided 50 pin Compact Flash Connector from AVX
Series 5611 Receptacle Connector.

This PCB is panelized. This connector has 2 supports on each side but
the support plane is at the same Datum as the PCB bottom side
( DATUM A).
So the panel must have a milled out pocket for this connector to sit in.

Question is;
What is the best way to support this connector during pick & place, then
into reflow?
The pocket above is only a clearance & provides no support to hold the
connector in place.

The only thing I see now is having a bare FR4 panel underneath this PCB
to provide support for the connector.

Any thoughts are much appreciated.

Regards
Terry (TDK)
 


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