Thanks. The latest IPC-T-50 (Terms and Definitions) is open for comment, and I noticed they define them as "Backup Pins". I hadn't heard that one, so I was wondering what people called 'em... surfin' the learnin' curve, Jack . On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Leland Woodall <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > We've always called them either board supports or support pins. There > might be something fancier out there, but I'm not sure. > > Leland > > ________________________________ > > From: TechNet on behalf of Jack Olson > Sent: Wed 3/30/2011 3:12 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] terminology > > > > What do you call the little supporting things you put under a board to keep > it from flexing during component placement? > > . > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site > http://www.ipc.org/ContentPage.aspx?Pageid=E-mail-Forums for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/ContentPage.aspx?Pageid=E-mail-Forums for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------