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<div class=yiv363171606MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I’m working in housing my HERMES board in a tin-plated box, I like to shield it very well. </SPAN></div>
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<div class=yiv363171606MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">There are several dots on the PCB named FD1 to FD6 very close to the holes where I need to fix the standoffs.</SPAN></div>
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<div class=yiv363171606MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What is these FD1 FD2 FD# ? The 4-40 wash is grounding them. Would this be a problem? I don’t know what is connected to these pads.</SPAN></div>
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<div class=yiv363171606MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">JC</SPAN></div>
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