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A printed circuit board assembly comprising:

• a first circuit board having a first circuit board first conductive surface and a first circuit board second conductive surface;
• a second circuit board having a second circuit board first conductive surface and a second circuit board second conductive surface;
• a hollow first conductive member, including a first end in contact with and electrically coupled to the first circuit board first conductive surface, a second end distal from the first end in contact with and electrically coupled to the second circuit board first surface and a compressible section urging said contact;
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• a second conductive member, disposed within the first conductive member and mechanically coupling the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that the two circuit boards are separated by a standoff distance, the second conductive member having a second conductive member first surface electrically coupled to the first circuit board second surface and a second conductive member second surface distal from the second conductive member first surface electrically coupled to the second circuit board second conductive surface.

A printed circuit board assembly comprising:

• a first circuit board having a first circuit board first conductive surface and a first circuit board second conductive surface;
• a second circuit board having a second circuit board first conductive surface and a second circuit board second conductive surface;
• a first conductive member, including a first end in contact with and electrically coupled to the first circuit board first conductive surface, a second end distal from the first end in contact with and electrically coupled to the second circuit board first surface and a compressible section urging said contact;
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• a hollow second conductive member, with the first conductive member disposed within and mechanically coupling the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that the two circuit boards are separated by a standoff distance, the second conductive member having a second conductive member first surface electrically coupled to the first circuit board second surface and a second conductive member second surface distal from the second conductive member first surface electrically coupled to the second circuit board second conductive surface.

A power feed standoff assembly for mechanically coupling a first circuit board with a through hole to a second circuit board with a through hole and for providing a ground path and a power path between the two circuit boards, the power feed standoff assembly comprising:

• a hollow first conductive member, including a first end having an electrical contact surface, a second end distal from the first end and having an electrical contact surface and a compressible section providing force in a longitudinal direction of the first conductive member when compressed:
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• a second conductive member disposed coaxially within the first conductive member and having
• a mechanical connector portion configured to extend into a through hole in a circuit board,
• a rigid standoff section extending in the longitudinal direction from the mechanical connector portion and having a shelf portion which exceeds a diameter of the through hole and a contact surface distal from the shelf portion with the contact surface not extending beyond the electrical contact surface of the second end of the first conductive member.

A power feed standoff assembly for mechanically coupling a first circuit board with a through hole to a second circuit board with a through hole and for providing a ground path and a power path between the two circuit boards, the power feed standoff assembly comprising:

• a first conductive member, including a first end having an electrical contact surface, a second end distal from the first end and having an electrical contact surface and a compressible section providing force in a longitudinal direction of the first conductive member when compressed:
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• a hollow second conductive member, with the first conductive member disposed coaxially within the second conductive member, the second conductive member having
• a mechanical connector portion configured to extend through a through hole in a circuit board,
• a rigid standoff section extending in the longitudinal direction from the mechanical connector portion and having a shelf portion which exceeds a diameter of the through hole and a contact surface distal from the shelf portion with the contact surface not extending beyond the electrical contact surface of the second end of the first conductive member.