ODP: DIL package disappearing? (was: CA3046 replacement)

[Roman Sowa]

For me DIL (can I say DIP?) can die! They are only space wasters.
I use DILs only when there's no SOIC available ;-)
SMD boards look so cute, and are small.
As for soldering - SOIC is as easy solderable as DIL with little experience
and no special tip required (well, I made mine out of 2mm copper wire).
Even SSOPs (0.65mm pin spacing) are solderable in usual way, but
you can do it simpler with better results using special 'spoon'(?) tip.
Put loads of solder into the tip (it has a cavity) and just go through one
side of the IC. A lot of flux required btw :-)
This topic was covered few months ago AFAIR.

If there will be some demand, I might consider making soic2dil adaptors
and sell them for $0.89 apiece

what I'm affraid of, are those BGA packages, with 'balls' on whole bottom
surface. Now THIS will kill diying for sure.

Roman

PS. To see what I mean by space-wasting, look at my latest SMD board:
http://www.multimania.com/romcio/spec_inv.jpg (14K)
You know, I wouldn't be myself if I didn't try to show off from time to
time.


> -----Oryginalna wiadomość-----
> Od:	Rick Jansen [SMTP:rick at bpa.nl]
> Wysłano:	6 lipca 1999 14:56
> Do:	Synthesizer DIY list
> Temat:	DIL package disappearing? (was: CA3046 replacement)
> 
> 
> Although I never tried yet, I assume SOP's (small outline package)
> ic's are solderable with some experience and patience, a steady
> hand, good eye sight, a magnifying glass, a very fine soldering iron
> and some muscle relaxant. (A beer and solder party!)
> 
> I imagine I'd use a sowing needle to push an ic-pin to the board and then
> quickly solder the pin. Maybe there will be thingies that fit into a
> now regular DIL-format pcb, onto which you can solder a SOP ic...
> 
> Anyone some insight in the future of the DIL package?
> 
> Rick Jansen
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