Frank, and to all on this INET Info exchange. I could use some of the 28SOICs to DIPs for the PIC16C76. Would Pay. For those that like to swap projects, I am new to this forum and have a few killer applications with running code and good schematics. Send Email Direct with Subject PICBUDDY because my mail is overloaded from this PICLIST, and I need a sorter... I could use some of the 28SOICs to DIPs for the PIC16C76. Even ones for the PIC12C509 for simplicity. These a 4$ at Aries. Would Pay. Eric Borcherding MSEE PIC12C509, PIC16C76-7 and PIC17C756 user. ...saw the message below about soic to dip adapters. ...I'm in the process of developing and building such adapters at very reasonable cost. The soic test socket (3M) cost about $57 to about $75 in single quantity depending on which one you want, and the pcb is about $5 for a total cost of about $62 to $80 each. By the way, the pcb is designed to handle either the 18 pin soic socket as well as the 28 pin soic socket. Hope this helps those who have been thinking along these lines. Regards, m Frank Mike DeMetz wrote: > >Are the adapters just straight pin to pin (by function, not number), or >are they more complex. > > There are SOIC to DIP adapters that can be used on the Picstarts, but > they cost about as much as a Picstart.