Dwayne Reid wrote:
> We use something called "track pins" from Harwin.
[...]
> Sorry - I don't know where to purchase them now - we get ours from a =

> local distributor.

Farnell stock them:
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=3Den/204677.xml

=A36.69 for 500x 0.84mm pins, =A313.63 for 1000x.
=A35.15 for 500x 1mm pins, =A313.66 for 1000x.

The insertion tool is an eye-watering =A3156.70.... not that you need it.

I used to use them, but found that the pin heads necessitated a massive =

increase in the "via restring" parameter in EAGLE. Think I ended up =

setting it to 1.2mm for a 0.8mm drill or something like that. They also =

tend to stand a bit off the board a bit...

Still beats using bits of resistor leg, though.

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Phil.
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