Bob, Thanks for your response. I have suggested that "the appropriate person" should look into using a different kind of pin, but this would mean "the appropriate person" having to do something! Have you any suggestions of 'harder materials'? regards Adam Hawes > -----Original Message----- > From: Wolfe, Robert [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 7:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [DC] Sharp points ? > > To whom asked. > It seems there may be a need to look at this from the other end. Most > of > the "pin contact to mating flat surface combinations" I have seen > almost > allways have a spring-loaded pin and the end is rounded. If this > design > really needs a sharp point to make contact other much harder materials > may be in order. > Bob Wolfe > > ################################################################ > DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for > additional information. > For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.311 > ################################################################ ################################################################ DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################