I usually socket the ICs using turned pin type sockets.
You hear a lot of stories about the poor reliability of the cheaper sockets, but
a story worth mentioning is that a Scanning Electron Microscope (�35,000 2nd
hand 7 years ago) I used in my day job was recently dismantled for shipping off
to another location. I took a peek inside at the PCBs - all the ICs (and there
were a lot of them) were socketed using the cheap type of socket. Didn't have
one electronics related problem with it all the time I used it.
But I stick to the turned pin type just in case. Give it a few years & we'll see
if it was a mistake or not...
Andy.
Elhardt@... wrote:
> From: Elhardt@...
>
> The MOTM kits don't come with dip sockets. I prefer to socket the ICs just
> incase I need to replace or swap a chip for any reason. I have a lot of dip
> sockets laying around doing nothing. I know if I just go ahead and socket
> the chips, I will be told afterwards that I should not have. So I might as
> well ask the question before doing so. Is there any reason I should not
> socket the ICs?
>
> Thanks,
> -Elhardt
>
>