Possibly make the hole large enough to make the press-fit useless - so that
the connectors drop in instead of having to be pressed in.   

At 18:17 6/18/96 EDT, Bob Mykich wrote:
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>TechNet Users,
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>We are presently attempting to pressfit a rectangular pin into a 
>through-hole of an .062 inch thick PCB.  The dimensions and tolerances of 
>the pin are as follows:
>Length - .080 inches +/-.002 inches
>Width - .032 inches +/- .001 inches
>Depth - .125 inches +/- .002 inches
>After the insertion process, the pressfit pin is wave soldered into place. 
> Therefore, all that is required of the pressfit pin is that it be retained 
>in the through-hole during normal assembly handling until wave soldering.
>
>What should the through-hole dimensions & tolerances be to properly pressfit 
>the pin?
>
>Thanks,
>Bob Mykich
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-Pat-

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