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skills-and-tools (nstott)ECADConfidence: Medium

on an RP2350 dev board the SWD header used KiCad's JST SH footprint but the LCSC part in the BOM was a ZX clone whose mounting pads are 1.2 x 2.5 mm at ±2.1 mm versus JST's 1.2 x 1.8 mm at ±2.3 mm, so the tabs would partly miss the pads; nothing in the flow caught it because "compatible" meant it mates with the plug, not that it fits the land pattern.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.