I've done that on thin board where I needed the circuit to be very
thin but wasn't willing or able to use SMT. Plus this was a long time
ago when SMT was very newly available and I wanted to use what I had
already.
Only rather than bending out, I snipped the leads flush with the
bottom of the part. Not up to NASA standards, but works for a few
low-vibration small boards.
And I'm about to do the same again, got 4 boards to finish quickly and
don't have suitable drill bits. And this project is very much on the
cheap.
Steve
thin but wasn't willing or able to use SMT. Plus this was a long time
ago when SMT was very newly available and I wanted to use what I had
already.
Only rather than bending out, I snipped the leads flush with the
bottom of the part. Not up to NASA standards, but works for a few
low-vibration small boards.
And I'm about to do the same again, got 4 boards to finish quickly and
don't have suitable drill bits. And this project is very much on the
cheap.
Steve
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, John Johnson <johnatl@m...> wrote:
> You know, I've been wondering why people drill holes at all.
> How about SMDIP (Surface mount DIP) instead of SMT?
> I.e. design your board so that the components mount on the
> trace side of the board. To mount DIPs, bend the legs out 90 degrees
> and solder it down like a surface mount device. You would have to adjust
> the width between the rows of pads to account for the extra width. Using
> Eagle's Offset Pads would probably do the trick. You can also surface
> mount normal, visible, passive components. Drill holes for connectors
> and things that need physical strength. You could probably do double
> sided boards like this, even with components on both sides.
> Drilling the vias, of course.
>
> Regards,
> JJ
>