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Offline ss732Topic starter

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Mounting Arduino
« on: May 16, 2009, 08:05:26 PM »
Hi, I have a simple question - will mounting my arduino with metal screws not create the risk of a short on the board?  do I need to use plastic washers?
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Re: Mounting Arduino
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 08:26:50 PM »
Well it shouldn't cause any problem, but it doesn't hurt to be safe in case of freak accidents. So if possible use plastic washers, or better yet plastic stand-offs.
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Re: Mounting Arduino
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2009, 08:30:22 PM »
if you can get nylon standoffs they work the same as metal ones...
you should be able to use metal ones as long as they're touching any traces...
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Re: Mounting Arduino
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2009, 08:01:52 AM »
Quote from: SmAsH on May 16, 2009, 08:30:22 PM
you should be able to use metal ones as long as they're touching any traces...

Don't you mean "as long as they're not touching any traces"?
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Re: Mounting Arduino
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2009, 08:41:29 AM »
damn... yeah, that's what i meant.
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