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A good method to clamp PCBs down for bed of nails fixture?

I would like to build a bed of nails fixture with pogo pins. Is there a good method that works to hold down a PCB that is releasable and easy to pop a PCB in and out of the fixture?
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Pogo pins for RF?

Are pogo pins (e.g. this one) suited for 1 GHz?
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Why is the soldering surface of this pogo pin slightly rounded?

I was curious as to why the bottom of these SMT pogo pins are slightly rounded. Wouldn't it cause them to fall over before they are reflowed ? It seems that a completly flat bottom would make sense like most SMD pads.
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What is the best way of implementing ethernet over a custom pogo pin connector?

I'm designing a custom hot swap connector with pogo pin contacts, similar to that of an electronic camera lens. I am wondering if there are any special considerations I should be taking if I want to implement ethernet across these pins: I plan to…
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How to calculate the current rating of a surface contact between a pogo pin and a female receptacle?

Here is my problem: I have a pogo pin that I'd like to use, which is rated for 11 amperes. I also found a female receptacle for pogo pins, which while not having a current rating, I believe is safe to assume is at least the same 11 amperes for which…
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OTG USB 2.0 Pogo pins for 1m cable to board

I have a PCB that has USB OTG on it, and I use it to update my PCB firmware. It is USB 2.0. Now I wanted to do it through pogo pins, and I was thinking of skinning the cable and soldering the data lines and ground to the pogo pins. However, I know…
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Pogo pin version of ISP cable for AVR mega8 in TQFP-32 package

There are a few 6pin and 10pin pogo variants of Atmel ISP adapters that require dedicated ISP pogo pads on the PCB. There are full TQFP-32 ZIF sockets that can be used to program any AVR in that package, but it needs to be done before soldering to…
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Has anyone tried using a via as a receptacle for pogo pins?

I am in need of building a lowcost magnetic board to board connector. There will be a lot of modules and a connector that connects both sides is needed 6x on each pcb. I need a connection similar to this - 5x pogo pins on one side, 5 receptacles on…
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How to wire this pogo pin header strip

manufacturer number (Mill-Max): 855-22-010-10-001101 datasheet (2x5 pins) Can I directly solder something to the bottom pins ? The manufacturer has some solutions but it requires expensiv tools which I don't want to buy. What could be a good…
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