Odp: [sdiy] surface mount sans PCB?

[Roman Sowa]

FWIW, I made a bunch of adaptors. Small PCBs, or actually big PCB
full of small stuff to cut when needed. There are SOIC16, SOIC8, SOT23,
SOT363, and even 1206, 0805, 0603. If I want to try some SMD device
I simply solder it into small PCB, solder wires, and use it... watch out...
on solderless breadboard! *duck*
On some SOIC adaptors I made traces for decoupling caps (opamp pinout).
Since my PCB fab is reasonably cheap, this was a nice thing to do.

There are also SMD universal boards, like veroboards, and there's
dead-bug technique, where you glue ICs to copper epoxy (your ground
plane), and glue strips of 1-sided glass-epoxy with traces.
Or simply use kynar if you like mess.

Roman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: MED <teenagewasteland at prodigy.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:51 AM
Subject: [sdiy] surface mount sans PCB?


> Hey all,
> I've been thinking. I'd like to start a surface mount part accumulation so
> as to use them (the parts) in some random stuff. (synth-related!) Now, I
> know that for through-holes there's solderless breadboard,
> veroboard/vectorboard, etc for developing designs without committing them to
> a PCB (and the expense thereof). So my question is, does a similar concept
> exist for surface mount parts? It would be optimal if I could connect a
> mixture of SMD and thru-holes, so as to be able to do panel wires and such.
> 'Cause i've noticed that amongst 'ease of obtaining' and 'less risk of
> discontinuing' there is often a 'lower price' benefit. Now, i'm moderately
> young/good with my hands so if soldering these buggers is needed i'll be
> able to pull it off (*carefully*, i know) but i like the ease and simplicity
> of being able to tear something down and slightly change it.
> SMD is a new beast to me and i'm thinking i should get the skills down
> because that seems to be the 'wave of the future' (meaning: nothing but
> discretes in through-hole form unless you start up your own damned fab).
> One guy described though-hole as being 'like valves' -- he prolly meant
> 'obsolete' but i took it as 'slightly different, and one of several
> possibilities to weigh when choosing a design'. With that in mind, any
> chance of SMD tube holders? :)
> 
> -MED "the heaters reflow the solder with every powercycle! just don't move
> it or turn it upside down..."
> 
>