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PCB thickness and through-hole pin length
960 1 Aug 13.2019, 18:16:17

In general, how bad is it to have a through-hole component with a pin length (as measured from the PCB surface) smaller than the PCB thickness?
I would like to mount a PCB flush to a substrate, so I cannot use pins sticking out. Unfortunately the component is only available as through hole. I did a check and I am able to hand solder the component with ease. Are there long-term issues to worry about?

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A****min

Aug 21.2019, 09:41:48

You need to make sure solder has been sucked all the way into the hole, and wetting is great, before saying the PCB is of good quality.
That usually means for short pins, you need to solder them by hand and inspect solder joints one by one manually.

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