Re: gEDA-user: smd challenge parts

[Dan McMahill <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:
> Lost two parts already just due to "sproing".  Damn they're jumpy.
> Touch it the wrong way, and you've got a microscopic game of tiddly
> winks (think "catapult") and there's no way to find parts that small
> when you have no idea where in the room they are.
>
> Has anyone successfully used the ~geda sot-323 and sot-523 footprints?
> They have pads under the pins, but there's no slack like with the
> dil-style footprints, and the silk is really close to the pads.  I'm
> going to try making some with a bit more pad area to play with, more
> suitable for hand soldering.

I've used the SOT23 but not the others.  Be sure to check both 
mechanical sizes _and_ pinout.  A few companies like CEL have had a 
habit of using their own pinout as opposed to following JEDEC.

-Dan


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