Mounting the gold panther – ElmoMC ExtrIQ Gold Line Servo Drives-Gold Panther User Manual
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Gold Panther Installation Guide
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4.3. Mounting the Gold Panther
The Gold Panther is designed for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB). It is connected by
1.27 mm pitch 0.41 mm square pins and 2.54 mm pitch 0.64 mm square pins. When integrating the
Gold Panther into a PCB, be sure to leave about 1 cm (0.4") outward from the heat-sink to enable
free convection of the air around the Gold Panther. We recommend that the Gold Panther be
soldered directly to the board. Alternatively, though this is not recommended, the Gold Panther can
be attached to socket connectors mounted on the PCB. However, if the PCB is enclosed in a metal
chassis, we recommend that the Gold Panther be screw-mounted to it as well to help with heat
dissipation. The Gold Panther has screw-mount holes on each corner of the heat-sink for this
purpose.
Figure 1: Gold Panther Footprint