[sdiy] IC sockets or not???

[Gergo Palatinszky]

Hi,

Alt 1.: Use sockets for CMOS (and other "easy to kill ICs" - overheat whatever) and expensive / rare ICs and for reprogrammable ICs (EEPROM, PICs, etc...)

Alt 2.: Socket (all) ICs: There is a cheaper way to socket ICs: Use IC SOCKET SINGLE ROW (several pins in one row) cut to the proper size twice... 

Alt 3.: Socket all ICs with proper socket...

Br,
	Pala

-----Original Message-----
From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of jpdesroc at oricom.ca
Sent: 2008. november 26. 14:30
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: [sdiy] IC sockets or not???

I'm starting to build my own DIY synth
and I wonder if I should use IC sockets
on all my DIP IC's or solder them directly
on the PCB... I kind of like the idea of
being easily able to replace a bad IC
using sockets but.
Please take note I'd use only machined sockets with
gold flash surface.
What do you think?


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