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  •  Keep the copper away from the very edge of the board
  •  Copper to the edge or of the board can cause shorts along the side of the board
  •  copper layer could peel up
  •  increases the chance of corrosion on the exposed copper
  •  Make sure there are no right angles in poly pours or solid regions - could act as antenna otherwise.

Board - Mounting

  •  All mounting holes are kept away from the edge of the board 
  •  There is adequate support for all the heavy components and connector plugs
  •  Large boards should have more than 4 mounting points
  •  Make sure that edge mounting holes are about 2.7mm radius an are at least 3mm away from each edge. Lock these components after placement.
  •  Make sure there is a keepout/polygon cutout around mounting holes -> cannot be on the keepout layer → has to be copied on the bottom and top layers

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