Homebrew PCBs

> the excess 0.025" pins on the bottom and admire your work!  BE SURE you 
> get
> that socket's "pin 1"-end oriented properly!  I did a "repair" for a CNC 
> shop,
> once, where I goofed, and soldered a socket in backwards.  But at least 
> I caught
> this before I "powered up", and, as DIP's are symmetrical, I just put it 
> in
> [deleted]-end-to, and all was fine, but the "notch" was on the wrong 
> end.  Had
> to "hide" that best I could.
>
>

happened to a collegue with a plcc with 100 or more pins. Isn't 
symmetrical but
we made it work with a mini grinder.

good idea with the wire-wraps by the way.

ST