This is what I do - fab my own. However I can't fab TSSOP (25mil pin spacing) type stuff. Its beyond press N peel, at least with my "production line". I can do 10-pins, but nothing larger, and even then its a tossup. I've seriously thought about having a bunch made in different sizes at a boardhouse. What comes to mind - 10 pins, 20 pins, 28 pins. These would be double-sided, with two different pin pitches or body widths on each side, and sharing the same set of thru-holes on 100mil spacing. No DIP pins included; solder whatever into the holes that makes sense (wirewrap, jumper wires, whatever.) This way, you get "two adapters in one" so to speak. Standard SOIC on one side, TSSOP on the other, etc. I recently ran across olimex.com, they will panelize to 12.6" x 7.8", $104. This is good for me b/c I have the $600 version of Eagle and can't output more than 4" x 6". So for $104 a fair pile of adapters can be made. Digikey has "surfboards", which are cheap and fine for small devices, but nothing over 20pins and no TSSOP. I've looked at other suppliers and they are EXPENSIVE (like $22 each!) if you can even find them. Not sure how many can fit on 12.6" x 7.8" for the 28 pin version - could probably do an 8x6 grid, so that's 48. $104 + $8 ship / 48 = $2.35 each. Not bad. If I can get a small number (say 8) people to commit to $25 worth of some mix N match of the 3 sizes, I'd be really tempted to do the work ... no $ up front, just be serious about it. Will put the pcb layout on-line somewhere so we can make comments before going for it. Comments? Jesse M. Adam Davis wrote: > You can get some from here: > http://www.beldynsys.com/p503.htm > > But you might find that you can fab 2-3 of them on each 3" x 2.5" board > from expresspcb, and design them to your spec. You get three of these > boards for $62. > > Alternately, make your own. Press-n-peel might work out ok, and would > be cheaper if you simply use the $4 board from radio shack, and some > glossy inkjet photo film in a laser printer. > > -Adam > > Marc Nicholas wrote: > >> I know Dwayne Reid has PCBs to make your own 8, 16 and 28-pin >> SOIC-DIPs...might be worth asking him about 40-pin. >> >> >> -marc >> >> >> >> On 11/4/03 05:52, "Frank Collingwood" wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> Anyone got any idea where I can find one of these? Pref. 40 pin 1-1, >>> and not >>> too costly. >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Frank >>> -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.