18 Feb
2006
18 Feb
'06
3 p.m.
I'm making an adapter on a small PC board here to fit a 40 pin DIP
machine-pin socket. I'm not certain what to use for the pins on the PCB
that will be inserted into the socket. Ordinary 0.100 pitch square-pin
header stock might fit, but I'm concerned about it damaging the socket so
that a standard 40 pin IC inserted into the socket may no longer work
reliably.
Any suggestions?
You can get pins speficially for this from some suppliers in the UK. They
come in plastic strips of 32 pins, you break off the length you want
(here 20 pins). The pins are larger diameter on one side of the carrier
strip than the other, the thinner side fits the turned pin IC socket, the
thicker side is soldered to the adapter PCB.
-tony