Not just difficult. You can always jam them in, at least into leaf style sockets.
The real problem is it's bad for the socket and that is an unconscionable thing to do to unwitting users. On Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 1:52 PM Greg Swallow <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >
