[Elecraft] OT - SMT breadboarding

[Joe Planisky]

Depending on your needs and budget, something like these might work.  

http://www.beldynsys.com/singledual.htm

True, there's no one-size-fits-all solution, but something like the P502 would give you a variety of patterns.

I believe Mouser and Jameco stock their products.

73
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Joe KB8AP

On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Brian Alsop wrote:

> Just how does one breadboard something with IC SMT parts having 0.025" 
> (or other similarly small) lead spacing?  I have a few projects here 
> that require this.
> 
> I was just thinking of gluing the chip dead bug fashion to the 
> breadboard and soldering tiny wires to the leads.
> 
> The problem is that the IC's for any given project tend to have 
> differing numbers of pins and pin spacings.  No one size "adapter" would 
> most likely be useful.
> 
> There must be a better way.
> 
> 73 de Brian/K3KO