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Forces on mounted components

Leopord

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Hi guys,
I have question regarding the forces acting on usb soldered on pcb. I am trying to calculate the forces acting on USB C which is soldered on pcb and when some device is connected to USB C, what kind of mechanical forces will act on USB-C and how to calculate them?
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Harald Kapp

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I doubt you can calculate the forces reliably.
Whatever you'd calculate, there can always be a situation where someone pushes against the connector with more force than expected. Especially sideways.

For normal use insertion / withdrawal forces are between 5 N ... 20 N as shown e.g. in this datasheet.
 
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