AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, John Samperi <samperi@a...> wrote:

>>How are you going with the plcc issue 
>>(or lack of them) ?
 
>NOT going! A lot of my work lately has 
>been with the Mega8 28 pin through hole. 
>I guess I'll have to bite the bullett 
>one of this day with surface mount...IF 
>I can push that day 20 years or so...
>I'll be right :-)

SMT is nowhere near as difficult as you'd 
think...ESPECIALLY if you're talking about 
the larger stuff like SOIC/PLCC.  One
thing I figured out about the PLCC sockets 
is that they're a whole heck of a lot easier
to install if you cut out the little plastic
center part...then you have a fairly clear
shot to the contacts in the center.

Here's an example
www.poitsplace.com/images/adapter.jpg

and of course...use lots of flux :)