Steve Collins wrote: > I have a design that lends itself to being V-Grooved but I seem to recall > either in a Forum discussion of a personal discussion that this could be > dangerous for multilayer bd.. The reason would be that it would be possible > to fracture an internal layer with the V-Groove panel style. When I think > about the alternative which is to rout the board it seems to me that the > same danger is present when you break the boards away from the tabs present > on the panel. Does anyone else have a feel for this or have experienced any > of the things I has discussed. > > Steve Collins > Steve, Use an after-score machine to break the boards out of the panel. -- [log in to unmask] Techsonic Industries 1111 Alderman Dr. Ste. 250 Alpharetta, GA 30005 770 475-3020 ext.1032 ############################################################## IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################