Yeah, I kinda noticed that. It's a good idea to use sockets for transistors.
On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 13:51 -0700, Jan Kok wrote: > > Be careful, folks. The pin functions (C-B-E vs E-B-C, etc) are not the > same for all TO-92 transistors. The pin numbering is not consistent > between manufacturers, either (Fairchild 1-2-3 vs Philips 3-2-1). > > Check the datasheet of the manufacturer whose part you intend to use. > It's soooo embarrassing when the part doesn't match the footprint of > the board you built. :-( > > Cheers, > - Jan (Been there, done that.) > > > >
