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Demon
- 17th July 2024, 20:51
1. Is it realistic to expect this to work?

2. Will the sockets on the Child PCB fit properly onto the Main board SMD headers?

https://i.imgur.com/4n4c047.png


I know the sockets will be perfectly flat; they're 90deg and sitting on the PCB surface. I'm worried that the headers might be slightly out of alignment and cause mating problems.

I prefer to use separate headers for each function of the child board (if at all possible). Also, excessively long sockets are not easily accessible.

Demon
- 18th July 2024, 01:42
For the next guy, you can read the answer I feared over here:
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/is-10-smd-headers-in-a-row-realistic.202008/


I'll most likely be going with Edge connectors, or maybe even ribbon cables.