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One common design constraint is limiting the maximum angular bend that a trace can make (e.g. to 45\u00b0) for several potential reasons including reliability. In this paper, we systematically investigate the failure characteristics of PCB external traces with different angle bends to understand the implications in a modern context with modern PCB manufacturing processes. This involves destructive testing of straight traces with no bends, traces with only 45\u00b0 bends and traces with only 90\u00b0 bends. There are three aspects to the testing: (1) maximal current testing, in which the maximum current that a trace can withstand before failure is measured, (2) failure location testing for traces with bends i.e. trace failed on straight segment or at the bend, and (3) time to failure testing. We did not find a large difference between the maximum currents that can be withstood by straight traces, traces with 45\u00b0 bends and traces with 90\u00b0 bends. 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