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Title: Question about Mounting IPAQ
Post by: mrserv0n on January 30, 2007, 09:21:03 pm

I have finished my control panel. The question I have is how do I mount the IPAQ-4 Board. There are 4 screw whole but if I screwed it down It looks like the solder points on the backside would be damaged. Do people use a spacer of some sort so it kind of hovers off the wood?

Title: Re: Question about Mounting IPAQ
Post by: Loki on January 30, 2007, 09:43:15 pm

Yeah, mounting it directly on the board would be a bad idea I think.
I've seen many pictures here using spacers... maybe you can make some yourself or just buy them.

Title: Re: Question about Mounting IPAQ
Post by: Kaytrim on January 30, 2007, 09:54:33 pm

Just take a cheep ball point pen and cut off 1/2" pieces of the barrel and viola spacers.  ;D

Title: Re: Question about Mounting IPAQ
Post by: fatfingers on January 30, 2007, 10:21:04 pm

Or you could do something radical and buy PCB mounting feet.

Title: Re: Question about Mounting IPAQ
Post by: mrserv0n on January 30, 2007, 10:26:26 pm

thanks for the responses guys, ball point pen Idea sounds fast and appealing :)