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		jefftk on July 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My business card runs Linux > I just had to remember that the board thickness needs to be 0.8mm for this to work. Clicking through to https://github.com/Pinuct/Eagle_PCB_USB_connectors, it seems like it actually needs to be 0.6mm?

dmitrygr on July 13, 2022 [–]

0.6mm is too loose in most cables. It works but is jiggly. 0.7 would be ideal. But my board house doesn’t do that thickness. 0.8 works very well and fits snugly.

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