[sdiy] SOIC

[Paul Maddox (QinetiQ)]

Gavin,

SOIC is a surface mount chip (WAY smaller than DIP)
Three options,

1) Solder wires to the pins and solder these into a socket.
2) Buy one of those SOIC to DIL adapter PCBs (or make it)
3) do your PCB layout with the SOIC package on and solder it it (surface
mount soldering is NOT as hard as it may first seem, its also a damn site
quicker than DIL soldering!

----- Original Message -----
From: "gavin" <elmystico at earthlink.net>
To: "synth" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:26 PM
Subject: [sdiy] SOIC


> Hi all, I just got some chips I can't wait to use but I've discovered they
> are SOIC rather than DIP.  I don't have any experience using these chips
and
> noticed they don't fit a standard DIP board.  Searches for SOIC sockets
> haven't turned up results, Mouser has an SOIC to DIP adapter but I can't
> tell if its just for certain prot-boards or if its a solder in permanent
> part.
> Anybody with SOIC experience lend me a hand?
> Thanks
> Gavin
>