Originally Posted By: mlord
For the pads, one alternative is to have "plated through-hole" pads, which can then be soldered from underneath. The PCATS memory upgrades used this technique. Requires a double-sided board, and plated holes also cost more.

Others here may have more ideas and knowledge about this. Anyone?



LOL, Pad2Pad just sent me an email with details of how to do Plated Through Hole. They must be lurking in this thread. :-)

I don't need it at the moment since Peter Betz said he was going to make another production run of his boards, but it's a great thing to keep in mind.
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