I don't know about the solder joint integrity, but half slots are definately
manufacturable at the board house. We are doing it at the present time, we
are plating through holes and then routing half way through the  holes to
form the connector.

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of West, Jim
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 12:07 PM
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Subject: [TN] HALF SLOT ON EDGE OF PCB


Hi everyone,

Has anyone ever heard of 1/2 slots on a PCB edge where the 1/2 slots would
be used to solder a nickel 1/8" tab to the PCB.  Basically the side of the
board has a slot cut into it and that would be plated so that we can solder
to it(the nickel tab will be soldered straight out from the slot, it will
not come up from the top or bottom).  We have a customer that is thinking
this way.  My questions is, can this be accomplished?  Can we achieve a good
solder joint that's reliable, and does this sound like something that can be
manufactured at a board house, and on the assembly line?  I hope this makes
sense.

Thanks for you help,

Jim West
Manufacturing Engineer

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