Electronic – Unusual Surface Mount Package (with notches) – how to mount / solder

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I have recently acquired an electronics component that I was expecting to have a "normal" surface mount foot that I could solder.

Instead, what is has is a very thick section that has a 0.50mm semi-circular notch (see picture):

SMD Device mounting notches

What is the appropriate way to mount a device like this? Are the notches designed to take a pin of some kind?

The notches are a standard 2.54mm pitch, and the row spacing is 19mm – I haven't found any kind of socket that would take a component of this size, so I'm assuming it would need to be soldered directly to the PCB?

Best Answer

They can take a pin, but they can also be soldered directly to a square or rectangular pad beneath them much as a SMD passive would. This particular form factor allows for both through-hole (with a bit of work) and surface-mount in the same package.