--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, John Johnson <johnatl@m...>
wrote:
> If you use a socket with machined pins, it will stand up enough
> that you can solder on the top and bottom.
>
> Regards,
> JJ
Do you just heat the bottom and touch the top with some solder ?
will that solder to the pad on the top ?
I have found that you can easily seperate the pins from the plastic
in the DIP package and then you can solder them as sperate pieces.
In this case however, I am making a board for a friend and he has not
tried to solder a socket on the top. I am not sure that I would want
a newbie to attempt lining up the pins of a DIP for soldering....
If I place and solder the pins for him, I'll take some pictures and
post them to the group.
But, if anybody knows of a link that would show this, please let me
know.
Dave