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 > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3363 - Release Date: 01/06/11 > > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3365 - Release Date: 01/07/11 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
