Hi Richard, We use them to repair damaged barrels on double-sided boards... Steve Gregory Production Engineer OAI Electronics 6960 East 12th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74112 (918) 836-9077 ext 507 (918) 836-0184 FAX -----Original Message----- From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Lenser Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [DC] Definition per the IPC-T-50G (terms and definitions) Is anyone still using eyelets? If yes, why? Richard Lenser Niles Audio Corporation Miami, Florida -----Original Message----- From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brooks, Bill Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [DC] Definition per the IPC-T-50G (terms and definitions) An Eyelet installed into an un-plated hole qualifies as a supported hole too. Bill Brooks -----Original Message----- From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [Jeffrey] [Jenkins] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:14 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [DC] Definition per the IPC-T-50G (terms and definitions) Supported hole: a hole in a printed board that has its inside surfaces plated or otherwise reinforced. Unsupported hole: a hole in a printed board that does not contain plating or other type of conductive reinforcement. -JJ ________________________________________ JEFFREY A. JENKINS SR. PCB/CAD Designer CID+ L-3 COMMUNICATIONS LINKABIT DIVSION 3033 Science Park Rd. San Diego, CA 92121 Tel: (858) 552-9832 Fax: (858) 552-9487 [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To temporarily stop/(restart) delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To temporarily stop/(restart) delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To temporarily stop/(restart) delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To temporarily stop/(restart) delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------