alan.b.pearce@stfc.ac.uk wrote:
> Well, I find him partly correct on this one. Often the manufacturers
> don't have enough length on the outside end of the pad for hand
> soldering, and sometimes when you work through the dimensional
> tolerances the inside to inside spacing to too far to get a proper
> fillet at the back of the leg.
>
> We have found that it does not pay to take the manufacturers data at
> face value, but to at least double check it.

FWIW, we came to the same conclusion. We had to modify several packages=20
based on our CM's suggestions, or our own observations.

We use EAGLE's "description" field to record the datasheet that the package=
=20
is based on, and the change log (who, when, what, why).


> We now have a spreadsheet
> for calculating such things easily.

Is this something you're willing to share? :)

Vitaliy=20

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