Kev,

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:08:13 +0100, Kev Pearce (kevp.com) wrote:

> Howard,
>
> The pins themselves are rectangular and measure 0.81mm at the widest point.
> (Although the spec sheet says 0.76mm)
> They fit into the holes standard on the prototype strip board I use fine
> however these holes are 1.1mm, I guess you'd have to do a layout with 1mm
> rather than 0.8mm holes.

Thanks for that - I saw the spec. sheet but I've found before now that these can be inaccurate on small
measurements like this, as you say.  That makes them pretty much the same size as the 3M version, and the
problem is using them in other peoples' designs, rather than my own.  I have a number of boards that would
benefit from a ZIF socket but the 3M won't go in!  I have a couple of the Aries sockets now (one for Olin's
Easyprog and one spare) but it would have been nice if in future I could get the Maplin ones and know they'd
work... ah well, ne'er mind  :-)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England

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