Hi Stuart,
Sorry I missed earlier posts but the converter you are looking for should be
available from MQP Electronics. They produce converters to fit a majority of
chips so they can be easily programmed in standard programmers.

They are a UK company so they should be easy for you to source. See the link
below.

http://www.mqp.com/

Peter G

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Meier [SMTP:smeier@PAVILION.CO.UK]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 4:46 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Programming SMT pics
>
> Thanks to those who contributed suggestions on low-cost ways to program a
> few SMT PICS. After some trials, I have successfully blown some smt
> 12c508s.
>
> I couldn't source a suggested test-clip to the required wide soic spacing.
>
> I made up a pcb with the appropriate pattern, connected to a dil header to
> fit my programmer. The Pic was held in place by spring-loaded tweezers (a
> sprung clothes peg also worked..). Extremely fiddly, and I had to
> carefully
> ensure the gullwings held the body of the pic off the board (ie bend them
> slightly) before a pin-by-pin continuity check was successful. Then worked
> fine.
>
> However, I now need to program yet more, so I will keep searching for a
> better solution...
>
> Stuart Meier