SV: Re: [sdiy] New NXP PNP matched pair !

[jays at aracnet.com]

Harry,

Nope not at home. :^(

But work has along with some really nice MetCals. :^)

Even so I put some SOT363 to DIP adapters on the boarder of the last proto boards I did. Got some 2n3904 and 2n3906 matched pairs in SOT363 and soldered those down. Still took me I while. The 50+ year old hands aren't as steady as they use to be.

Jay S.

Harry Bissell Jr wrote:

> --- jays at aracnet.com wrote:
> 
> > One aspect that no one has mentioned is the size.
> > SOT363 is very small and will be beyond what most
> > people can solder at home. You are looking at leads
> > that are ~0.012" wide.
> > 
> > So much for DIY/hobby electronics. Between lead
> > free, surface mount and having to buy reels of stuff
> > it's getting hard.
> 
> what... no stereo microscope yet ???
> 
> I've got one now and it makes the SMT parts look
> huge... but not a big as the 1/8" chisel tip
> on my Ungar soldering iron
> 
> H^) harry