Ironwood Electronics SBT User Manual - Manual (Page 6)

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Backing and insulation Plate
For all IC body sizes, stamped pin sockets require a rigid metal backing plate to prevent deflection of the target
circuit board due to a high normal force required to compress the stamped pins. If the backside of the target
PCB contains capacitors and resistors, a custom insulation plate with cavities cut for those components can be
designed. This insulation plate sandwiches between the backing plate and target PCB as shown in figure 4.
Figure 5 shows an example of a custom insulation plate.
IC Insertion/extraction
A vacuum pen is recommended for insertion/extraction of ICs. Figure 6 shows a typical vacuum pen. TL-
vacuumpen-01 can be purchased separately. Hand insertion of ICs and extraction using a small tweezers is also
acceptable.
Figure 5: Insulation Plate example drawing
Figure 6: Vacuum Pen with Attachments