top bottom

Here is a test assembly. As you can see, the power connector terminal block has been placed on the bottom. That’s not what I intended. However, it can’t be soldered onto the top side. Here is a detail of the bottom side:

bottom holes

There are no pads for the leads to be soldered to. They were present in the footprint for the component, but were the only features on the bottom copper. I thought they weren’t needed, and was trying to design a single-sided board. So I deleted the bottom copper gerber, and ordered a single sided board. Now, I guess I’m going to get a board with a terminal block on the bottom. I guess that can work too, but I feel stupid. Screwing up is how we learn things, though.