How about 2 test probes on a mechanical bed of nails? or 2 surface mount test points and a jumper wire with EX hooks? Larry [log in to unmask] >---------- >From: [log in to unmask][SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 1996 10:25AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: DES/ASSY: 2 pin shunt connector > >Greetings, fellow Victor Johansen fans: > >We have a new board design which is reaching proto build. > >It seems that during the test procedure, it is necessary to short two PTH >locations momentarily to cause the board to power up in a certain mode. > >The designer has brought these two circuit nodes to adjacent 0.040" PTH >locations at normal 0.100" centers, and labelled the "part" J1. > >We typically use a two pin header and a shunt for this sort of option or >"strapping". > >The board design is basically clean, having only a D-sub connector in >through-hole packaging. > >I am resisting the population of this J1 connector, and asking our test >engineering people to come up with a more novel way of shorting the two >holes during test. > >They seem to think the only way to do it is our old standby header pin, but >personally I dislike having to hand stuff the things, and from a design >viewpoint, don't like them protruding up 0.300" off the top of the board >waiting to rip holes in every ESD bag. > >Was hoping someone could point me to some cute "clip" or "plug" which could >be easily and temporarily plugged into a PTH for only a few seconds. It >would need to make reliable contact without being held manually in position >(the test setup will have numerous boards under test in the fixture) but >should be easily removable by the operator. We would not, of course, ship >product with the plug, it should be re-useable here. > >If anyone has a short, sweet answer please reply to this posting and ignore >the one from Victor. > > >regards, > > >Jerry Cupples >Interphase Corporation >Dallas, TX USA >http://www.iphase.com > >p.s. if this turns out to be original, I have it all documented in my >notebook for patent sake. > > > >*************************************************************************** >* TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * >*************************************************************************** >* To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * >* [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * >*************************************************************************** >* If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * >* Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * >*************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************