Hardware Assembly Instructions
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6.2 CNP-H Hardware Assembly Instructions
STEP 1 – Install Socket and Stiffener Plates
a. Clean the pads on the validation board with an alcohol wipe and let dry.
b. Place socket onto the board and gently press the triangular crush pins into the
small alignment holes.
c. Ensure that the chamfer on the socket is aligned with Pin 1 on the board.
d. Line up the holes in the top and bottom stiffener plates with the alignment holes,
insert the screws, and tighten them to 3 in-lb using the torque wrench and 2mm
hex head.
e. Ensure that the semicircular cutout in the stiffener plates is oriented in the same
direction as the chamfer on the socket and Pin 1 on the board.
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