Flex Sensor 2.2"

@EWDurbin I need 10 of these:

Most devices out on the market, excluding external connectors (phono plugs etc…), will not come with any type of strain relief as the assumption by the components manufacturer is that it (the component) is being sold in bulk to a OEM (original equipment manufacturer) who will engineer the casing and any strain relief necessary to keep the end user from destroying the device under normal use. The spec diagrams show both a part length and an active length. The active length does have some reinforcing but it is not an actual strain relief. The strain relief design, as hinted at above, is usually use specific and will vary due to application, casing and physical electrical connection. You sometimes learn such things in design classes. In this case the reinforcing should be clamped to some part of the case the PCB is mounted in. Rule of thumb, take a long look at any device tha...

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