Steve, I can agree on the square pins being difficult to fit. Have a packe of some 1x40 I never used because of it.
God Bless, GregS <>< Feb 26, 2021 11:42:40 AM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]>: > thanks for the suggestion Jeff. Those look like square pins right? I don't > think those will engage nicely with the typical DIL socket you would see used > with an IC though. > Am I wrong? Ive tried to stuff those pins into sockets before and... it > doesn't seem right to do that. > > Steve > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:37 PM Jeffrey Birt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For the MOS8701/HB I produce I use the long tail stackable headers commonly >> used for Arduinos. You want the type that has a rectangular but not square >> profile with the thin side less than 0.5mm. These work well in normal leaf >> sockets and seem to work well in machine pin sockets as well. >> >> >> >> The trick is you need a fixture to solder them. For example, if you set your >> PCB down on a breadboard and push the headers through you can top solder and >> trim the excess away. The plastic part of the header is only serving as a >> carrier to hold the pins in place in this case. >> >> Jeff Birt >> >> >> >> >> >> From: M100 <[email protected]> On Behalf Of B4 Me100 >> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 10:27 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [M100] low profile pcb pins >> >> >> >> I have used the following two strips with the M100 SysBus socket for quite a >> few projects - not sure it is the same format as the NEC socket. The strips >> are very low profile which means the modules easily clear the cover, even >> with tall components on the top side. But they are expensive which is OK >> for one or two modules but perhaps not for mass production. >> >> >> >> Samtec TS-120-T-A 20 pins = $2.83 >> >> https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/TS-120-T-A/SAM1112-20-ND/1105474?itemSeq=356013488 >> >> >> >> Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. 335-40-120-00-160000 20pins = $6.83 >> >> https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/335-40-120-00-160000/ED5932-20-ND/4455921?itemSeq=356013724 >> >> >> >> >>
