X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=RXi5KmNmy5VCNCNxbB9JJguxoWydWvEZCCm+iKSD/FY=; b=xCNb9c9FsLSvuLpWcpKmZiexJ6AwyOSYHjUqJhrVRdxSzEqCc83wAz5oMs5xOMZ5p1 iJNU1qMCvRVEDTBwQCqa1N3G0s/v0sQR4tRcqXRIAF+45HAHEbK0FcvTC/th+938BGAe nWUVEQZIoe3K2W1rm1hI3m959h+xYf2hPHfQc= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1317336058.15224.17.camel@localhost> References: <1317336058 DOT 15224 DOT 17 DOT camel AT localhost> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:09:17 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB mounting nuts and switch mounting suggestion From: Rob Butts To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001517448758e2b43704ae2ad8e8 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --001517448758e2b43704ae2ad8e8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks Peter, cage nuts led me to clip nuts. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Peter Clifton wrote: > On Thu, 2011-09-29 at 17:40 -0400, Rob Butts wrote: > > > What are the nuts called that are cased in a square bracket and snap > > into an oversized pcb through hole allowing you to screw through the > > opposite side of the board and mount the pcb (I hope I described that > > correctly also). > > It sounds like you are describing "cage nuts", but I'm not sure I've > ever seen them used with a PCB. > > www.google.com/search?q=cage+nut&tbm=isch > > I'd probably not recommend using them on a PCB - they could well cause > damage, as they are typically designed to be inserted in a square > (metal) hole on a rack-cabinet or something like that. > > Best wishes, > > -- > Peter Clifton > > Electrical Engineering Division, > Engineering Department, > University of Cambridge, > 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, > Cambridge > CB3 0FA > > Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) > Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me) > --001517448758e2b43704ae2ad8e8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Peter, cage nuts led me to clip nuts.

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk> wrote:
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On Thu, 2011-09-29 at 17:40 -0400, Rob Butts wrote:

> What are the nuts called that are cased in a square bracket and snap > into an oversized pcb through hole allowing you to screw through the > opposite side of the board and mount the pcb (I hope I described that<= br> > correctly also).

It sounds like you are describing "cage nuts", but I'm = not sure I've
ever seen them used with a PCB.

www.google.com/search?q=3Dcage+nut&tbm=3Disch

I'd probably not recommend using them on a PCB - they could well cause<= br> damage, as they are typically designed to be inserted in a square
(metal) hole on a rack-cabinet or something like that.

Best wishes,

--
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: += 44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)
Tel: += 44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)

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