Maybe both? I think my Ma always wanted me to marry you.

-Chris





                       Barbara Burcham
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                       07/06/2006 09:17 AM
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Hey Y'all,



It is my habit to teardrop a trace coming into a through-hole pad if the
trace is 5 mils or less and the annular ring of the pad is 5 mils or
less.

Does this improve manufacturability of the bare board, protect against
drill-out, and fracturing of the point where the trace enters the pad
under shock and vibration?

Or am I an old-fashioned girl?





Barbara Burcham, C.I.D.

Sr. PCB Designer

RFTrax a Fairfield Co.

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281-276-5916

281-276-5950 fax




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