[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: can someone name that PCB component?

[Burton M. Strauss III]

If they're truly old fashioned test pads, they're just created as part of
the PCB layout - just run a trace from "some interesting point" to "some
place with room" and don't put a drill hole in the 'connection'.

Or it can be a small loop inserted into the board to catch the probe - see
http://www.zierick.com/connectors/c_test_point_terminals1.php

-----Burton



> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org]On
> Behalf Of Kelledin
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 6:23 PM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] OT: can someone name that PCB component?
>
>
> On Friday 26 November 2004 05:17 pm, Burton M. Strauss III wrote:
> > If it's what I "think" you mean, I've usually heard them
> > called a pad or 'test pad'.
> >
> > Can you point us at a photo?
>
> "Test pad" sounds about right--but sadly, I've no photo. :(  If I
> had a digital camera, I could get a photo; I've got a Trenton
> ISA/PCI backplane with a bunch of the little buggers stuck
> between the last two ISA slots.
>
> Basically they're about 2mm square, they look like they've got a
> brass or goldplate contact surface, and they're shaped just
> right to catch the tip of a probe in the middle.
>
> Oddly, even now that I have a possible idea what they're called,
> I'm still unable to track any down.  I can't seem to find such
> beasts on Jameco, Digikey, or eBay. :/
>
> /me == teh annoyed
>
> --
> Kelledin
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> it still cost four figures to fix?"
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