Date   : Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:13:57 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: BBC IDE interfaces in stock again

>Message-ID: <s1JoJhAIvzBGFw8$@jasper.org.uk>
 
Mike Tomlinson <mike@...> wrote:
> "Not an error, but a warning. You must not use a right-angle IDC
> header for the 1MHz connector. You must use a straight connector
> with the notch on the side towards the edge of the board."
> 
> What's the reason for this?
 
The notch needs to me towards the edge of the PCB. If you use a
right-angle header, the notch is on the wrong side. A right-angle
header has the notch on the top, which is equivalent to placing a
striaght header with the notch away from the edge of the PCB.
 
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