Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: dalai lamah Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: Feedthough/via that straddles (i.e., is bisected by) the cut edge of a PCB? Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 15:20:57 +0200 Lines: 19 Message-ID: <66737zu9zeai.1ih823p78yo32.dlg@40tude.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Xz2Wfporf2VZrZPxPwGh4gYGo04KdsjGXADcfp/Vh18zSvUG5k Cancel-Lock: sha1:k9g/wzz0yoMooYdjJkOQQ2OzNV4= sha256:T5tfNaIKF70c6vIBg+zumzZ9v3EO3kk5rTwYeZ7N3vA= User-Agent: 40tude_Dialog/2.0.15.1it X-Face: #^0cuOKw--#Q:"y/,&C;}2$_tSLc]PEJ^{cm%=omYXmfR"cSLu`9oxl2!tVF1/w Bytes: 1674 Un bel giorno Don Y digiṭ: > I can't see any way to do this, reliably. So, imagine a house won't > let it through DRCs, regardless of diameter or weight of foil, etc. > > Or, is there another (not exhorbitantly pricey) technology for precisely > cutting boards that would keep the structure (at least the part that is > not lost to the cut) mechanically (and thus electrically) intact? > > Else, I will use another -- more expectantly reliable -- approach The keyword to look for is "castellated holes". The easier way to do it is to find a manufacturer that explicitly supports them, and follow their instructions. For example: https://www.pcbway.com/pcb_prototype/What_are_Plated_Half_Holes_Castellated_Holes_.html -- Fletto i muscoli e sono nel vuoto.