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Tom
10-14-2002, 02:45 PM
IPC Advanced Study Guide Page Reference: Page 285, Section 5.2

The fabrication panel arrays may also be removed using a “V” groove cutter and then breaking the boards from the fabrication panel. V-groove requirements should include the consideration for the remaining web (based on board thickness), the maximum angle permitted, and the board edge smoothness.

See Diagram Below Where:
A = the Web material remaining between the two (2) ‘V’ scores on a plane perpendicular to the printed board surface
B = the distance the center of a web is offset from true center within the printed board.
C = the blade offset is the distance the top and bottom scoring blades are offset from one another.
D = the width of a score line at the surface
E = the scoring blade total angle ± 2°
F = the “Keep out” area, expressed from nominal score line placement, that no features should be placed within.
G = the overall printed board thickness to be scored
H = the trueness/position condition based on the tolerance of two or more score lines on one side of the printed board. Measured from nominal, squareness, and actual position.