Greg,
        I've been mounting PCA's with countersunk screws for years - no
problems
yet! Call it out on the fab drawing exactly as you would on a piece of
metal. Remember
to have the same amount of positional tolerance on the countersink as you
have on the
hole.

 Michael Hiteshew
 Lockheed Martin Launching Systems
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 (410) 682-1259


> All,
>
> Does IPC mention anything about using Counter Sunk Screws to mount PC
> Boards?  If they do, I would appreciate any references made.  Also, if
> anyone has experience using Counter Sunk Screws, any advice on using them
> would be very helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Kaskey
> IVI Checkmate, Inc.
> 1003 Mansell Road
> Roswell, GA 30076
> 770-594-6000 x228
>
>

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