In message <19980117154325.4163.qmail@hotmail.com>, Charles Laforge writes >Hi there > >For my application I will be using standard (as opposed to ZIF) sockets >to hold the PICs. Can anyone recommend some that are better than others >for numerous inserting/removing of chips. I will be using an adapter >for development work which will be made using a ZIF socket but I cannot >afford a ZIF for every board nor do I have enough board space for one. >I'm not too sure if I'm being very clear.... let me try again. I need >good quality IC sockets which will not damage my PICs after numerous >insertion and removal cycles? Hows that... better? > Any turned-pin socket should be OK. I often use "sacrificial" cheap sockets to hold the PIC. > >While I have you guys here.... can anyone point me towards PCB >connectors which allow two boards to stack together. I guess they are >sometimes called daughter board connectors or something like that. Just >though someone mught have a favorite source. Samtec specialises in this type of thing. Leon -- Leon Heller: leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk Amateur Radio Callsign G1HSM Tel: +44 (0) 118 947 1424 See http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk/dds.htm for details of my AD9850 DDS system - schematic and software.