CPC H01R 31/06 (2013.01) [H01R 12/724 (2013.01); H01R 12/727 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An electrical device comprising:
a printed circuit board, comprising a first mounting surface, a second mounting surface opposite the first mounting surface, a mounting edge perpendicular to the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface, and a plurality of mounting pads on at least one of the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface;
an electrical component, comprising a ball grid array, having spaced apart solder balls, on a component mounting surface of the electrical component that is perpendicular to the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface; and
an adaptor, interposed between the mounting edge of the printed circuit board and the component mounting surface of the electrical component and comprising a body, made of an electrically non-conductive material, and a plurality of electrical pins, made of an electrically conductive material and passing at least partially through the body of the adaptor,
wherein:
each one of the plurality of electrical pins comprises a first end comprising an electrical contact surface and a second end comprising an electrical contact surface;
the first end of each one of the plurality of electrical pins is electrically directly mounted to a corresponding one of the spaced apart solder balls; and
the second end of each one of the plurality of electrical pins is electrically directly mounted to a corresponding one of the plurality of mounting pads.
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