Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Vias


>I think you would be asking for reliability problems in the long run
> with riveted vias like this.
> I already cringe at the thought of flush-soldering press fit header
> pins, but this one I really wouldn't want to risk.

PCB eyelets were very popular 40 years ago before through-hole plating 
became commonplace, and were reliable enough. When  I worked for Rank-Xerox 
they were used on all the PCBs in the copiers we made.

Leon