Thanks John. I believe the rule is being broken quite often.

re,
ken patel

At 04:16 PM 10/31/97 -0500, John Nelson wrote:
>We have made boards with plated through holes that are half there and half
missing off the edge of the board.  We also make boards with plated edges
nearly all the way around.  These get tricky where you have break-away tabs
to hold the board while processing.  So I guess there is no rule, or if
there is it is often broken.
>
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>From:   Ken Patel[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:   Friday, October 31, 1997 3:37 PM
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>Subject:        [TN] minimum distance a hole can be drilled from the edge
>
>Is there any spec. on drilling a plated hole non-plated hole form the edge,
>I mean, what is the safest minimum distance a hole can be drilled from the
>edge. I believe thickness of the board is a one factor.
>
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