I've seen pictures during a seminar of screws or pems that punctured the outer copper to the inner copper. This caused a short to a signal that was directly below the screw. On a multilayer board, don't forget it's probably only a thin prepreg isolating the two coppers. We keep the 2nd (or even 3rd) layer pad the same size as the outer. >>> <SjChar3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 6/07/2006 6:33 a.m. >>> group: Is there any harm in building a smaller pad on internal layer? I have 200 pad with 90 drill and would like to make internal layer pad 150. Just for more internal routing room. If mounting hole get tighter too hard is there a chance the internal trace could break? I'll probably make 200 mil pad but i was just wondering if anyone has had problems doing this. Thanks Sam __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Firefox. As low as $0.00 a month -- Sign up today at http://www.firefox.com Firefox. Just the Browser You Need. To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify Allied Telesis Labs Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender has the authority to issue and specifically states them to be the views of Allied Telesis Labs.