[Elecraft] OT - SMT breadboarding -tnx

[Brian Alsop]

Guys,

Thanks for the tips.

While I did first do the dead bug approach on the 3x3mm IC, I'm afraid 
to breath on the board for fear that a connection will be lost.

Looking over the SPARK FUN stuff, I was able to find a breakout board 
for a wider chip that allows half (one side) of the pins to be soldered 
to the board.   That will be OK since I need only a single pin from the 
opposite side.

Definitely not tube construction practice where one could have 20/200 
vision and be a mechanical klutz.

73 de Brian/K3KO



On 1/6/2011 19:24, Kok Chen wrote:
>
> On Jan 6, 2011, at 1/6 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 am not sure they have precisely what you are looking for, but Sparkfun
> has many breakout boards.
>
> http://www.sparkfun.com/categories/20
>
> Go to the end of page 2 of the above and there are some SOIC (1.27mm
> pitch) and SSOP (0.635mm pitch) to DIP adapters. I think the SSOP to DIP
> might fit your needs? If so, they have 8, 16, 20 and 28 pin SSOP
> breakout boards/DIP adapters.
>
> I have no connection with them, but I have bought all sorts of stuff
> from them in past years, from FTDI breakout boards to shaft encoders to
> AVR microprocessor kits. Good vendor. (They also have a low-quantity PC
> board making service if you search though their web site.)
>
> 73
> Chen, W7AY
>
>
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