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Projects => General Questions => Topic started by: earplane on April 02, 2014, 08:40:52 AM

Title: Pork Barrel extra pads
Post by: earplane on April 02, 2014, 08:40:52 AM
Hi,
I finally got around to building the Pork Barrel yesterday, and I noticed some extra pads on the board. What's the story (R10, C6, IC1, IC2, IC3)?

Great board, by the way. There's some "wind" in there, though, that I really hope will disappear when I box it.
Title: Re: Pork Barrel extra pads
Post by: RobA on April 02, 2014, 10:28:09 AM
I'm guessing that you are talking about the smaller little holes in the middle of those parts. If so, those are vias. They happen whenever the trace needs to move from one side of the PCB to the other. They form the connection between the traces on each side.
Title: Re: Pork Barrel extra pads
Post by: earplane on April 02, 2014, 11:42:44 AM
Hmm, that makes sense.

Thanks.