> James Newtons Massmind wrote: > Now, if they made male to female SIL break away headers, why would you buy > IC sockets? Because it's one less step in manufacturing, I would guess? Sometimes they break funny, and the pin on the end is left hanging out a bit, and breaks off later... more uncertainty. And there's no chance of them getting soldered into the board at a slight angle that then makes it hard to insert the chip. (And, I have some male-to-female SIL break away headers, though I can't remember where I got them offhand.) -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist