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"McMonagle, Michael R." <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 24 Dec 1998 09:54:31 -0600
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Tom,
        If possible, rotate the part 90 degrees CCW. Otherwise you could
look at adding a robber pad behind the device where the bridging is
occuring.

Mike McMonagle
PCA Process Engineering Supervisor
K*Tec Electronics
1111 Gillingham Lane
Sugar Land, TX  77478
(281) 243-5639 Phone
(281) 243-5539 Fax
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Braswell [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 1998 9:32 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] Pad to pad spacing on TO-92
> 
> Technetters,
>  
> I have a PCB design that uses about 35 TO-92 transistors, along with
> other components.  These transistors are my problem.  We wave solder
> these PCB
> and find alot of short bridges across the legs.  The lead protrusion
> is 1mm, design is staggered, see diagram, and pad spacing is about
> .498 mm.  I would like to know the IPC spec on the pad to pad spacing
> (annular ring to annular ring ), and some suggestions of what others
> use in their designs.  I am not the designer, but PCB is up for
> redesign and would like to offer some feedback to him on DFM (design
> for manufacturability)
>  
>  
>    Direction of PCB to wave   -------------------------------->
>  
>                 O      O
>                     O
>  
>  
> Thanks! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
>  
> Tom Braswell                      
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