Steve,
 Press the part in and be done. If you solder a press fit connector lead,
you may never be able to get it out, if the connector ever had to be
replaced. Chances are you would damage the PCB first. The barbed portion of
the lead is intended to provide both the mechanical strength to hold the
lead in place and a positive electrical connection to the PCB.

Regards,
Rey Sosa
Pentagon EMS
  -----Original Message-----
  From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steve Gregory
  Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 3:07 PM
  To: [log in to unmask]
  Subject: [TN] Press fit connectors...


  Hi All!

  Got a question, if you have a board that has a press-fit connector on it,
would you press it in and automatically solder it?

  Or would you press it in and be done?

  Just trying to see if I'm missing something...

  -Steve Gregory- ---------------------------------------------------
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