Attaching the spike to the PCB was as simple as adding a circular copper pad on the obverse side, applying some solder, and the liberal application of toaster ovens. The design of the pin was ...

Surface mount technology (SMT), a popular alternative to processes that use PCB pins, adds components by soldering component leads to the top surface of the board. Some suppliers specify PCB pins in ...

All this means that with an UUT connected via pogo pins to a through-hole only test PCB, the full circuit would ... and that means defect-free soldering and defect-free components.

but rather are 'pushed (pressed)' into the PCB. Swage Swaging is a forming technique in which the metal is deformed into its final shape by high pressure. Solder The pins or receptacles are soldered ...