[volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

[Eric Garner]

What is the advantage of doing it as a PCB?

-Eric

On Nov 8, 2017 4:14 PM, "randyevans2688" <randyevans2688 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Mark,
> I would be interested in 2, one at a minimum.
> Randy Evans
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Mark Sims <holrum at hotmail.com>
> Date: 11/8/17  2:20 PM  (GMT-08:00)
> To: volt-nuts at febo.com
> Subject: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps
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> Recently on EEVBLOG there was a thread where a guy mentioned that he was
> going to machine some shorting bars for banana jack out of copper.   I made
> the suggestion to gold plate them to avoid copper oxide issue.  Another guy
> mentioned making them like a PCB (like Fluke does).
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> I did a little thinking and checking and am going to have some built.
> Probably 0.8 .. 1mm FR4 core, 15x35 mm, double sided 2 oz copper,  ENIG
> gold finish.   Anybody interested in some?   Fab cost goes down rather
> quickly with quantity.  Cost target is maybe $10 for 10 pieces shipped.
> OSHPARK cost would be around $5 for three boards on 1.6mm, 1 oz copper.
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