Working with SV Microwave Solderless Compression Connectors for RF PCBs

RE: Working with SV Microwave Solderless Compression Connectors for RF PCBs

Jan Cumps — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:57:00 GMT

Action photo:

Shabaz mailed a PCB, and I've done first tests: mounting and contact test.
All went fine. The connector fits like hand in glove. Both ground and centre pin make excellent contact.

RE: Working with SV Microwave Solderless Compression Connectors for RF PCBs

shabaz — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:09:20 GMT

The test boards arrived today (actually they arrived twice, because the first time I forgot to specify ENIG, and they came as HASL, silly mistake :(

RE: Working with SV Microwave Solderless Compression Connectors for RF PCBs

Jan Cumps — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:50:17 GMT

A KiCad comment: we made footprints for the same connector, both in the footprint editor. Our approach, and the primitives we used in the editor, were completely different.
Yet, when you see the board designs, the "physical" outcomes, once placed, are very very close. Kudos to KiCad.

RE: Working with SV Microwave Solderless Compression Connectors for RF PCBs

DAB — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:14:16 GMT

Cool project.

Doing RF on a circuit board takes me back many years.

RE: Working with SV Microwave Solderless Compression Connectors for RF PCBs

genebren — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:06:32 GMT

Very interesting blog. I look forward to seeing your results. These connectors look to be very useful and if they can be reused/repurposed to another test jig, all the better!