[sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY/breadboard

[Robert Kent]

On Wed, 25 May 2005 Laxt57 at aol.com wrote:
> So...is there a breadboard type thing for surface mount parts? Everything I
> make starts life on the breadboard. Even when I buy PCBs (CGS, EFM,etc.) I
> breadboard and test/tweak them extensively before stuffing. I hope there's
> something out there. Anybody?

There are SOIC-socket-to-DIP adapters (see http://test-socket.com/, among 
others), as well as SOIC test clips, although they're not cheap. Combined 
with a breadboard for parts you can substitute with through-hole and flea 
clips for parts you can't, the resulting mess would surely build upon the
solderless breadboard's legendary reputation for reliability.

Anyway, that's one possibility.

--Robert