> One idea is to put a universal footprint on your PCBs:
>
>     E  B  C    <--- American (or European B C E, with TO-92 flipped)
>
>     0  0  0----x
>     |    \     |
>     0  0  0    |
>        |       |
>        x-------x
>     E  C  B    <--- Japanese

If you arrange the pads in a triangle, then its a lot easier to insert a
transistor with a different pinout.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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