oshpark.com often includes SMT -> breadboard breakouts for free as part of orders. They don't mention it, just sometimes you get one.
The Schmartboards look really easy for QFNs, though, which are ordinarily a bit touchy by hand. * Drew Van Zandt Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST * On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Tom Metro <[email protected]>wrote: > Kurt Keville wrote: > > Anybody want to go in on a 10 pak of Schmartboards? > > > > http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_smttodip&id=460 > > (Not something I need at the moment, but some comments on the product.) > > This is basically a small blank PCB that allows you to plug a surface > mount chip into a solderless breadboard. > > There are a bunch of similar products on the market. What is unique abut > these, other than the groves they mention, which help you align the > chip's pins to the solder pads? > > I wonder how they create the groves? (Presumably the pads are at the > bottom of the groves.) They machine the board and then plate it after? > > I gather the pads come with a generous amount of pre-tinned solder on > them, as the video depicts them just heating the pads and not applying > any solder. > > What is the reason why solder paste and baking the whole board isn't a > more common approach to dealing with SMT parts, instead of hand > soldering individual pins? > > -Tom > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking >
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