> The L298HN comes in a MULTIWATT 15L IN LINE package,
> which I've never heard of. Does anyone know if this package would
> work for me, or should I not continue looking at this driver?

Multiwatt is a common package for power devices like audio amps. They
have heavier pins than ICs and mount vertically with the heatsink able to
be bolted to a panel, eg like you'd find in many car stereos

There are two rows of pins. The front row of 8 is on 0.1" spacing, the
second row of 7, also 0.1" spacing, is 0.2" behind the first, with back pins
between the front. It's quite similar to a DB15 (eg PC game port) except
the 0.2" between rows. A DB15 is 0.1"

The pins of either row are long enough to bend sideways to fit a 0.1" grid,
like a narrow DIP IC, so would work with Vero-type board. Trust me,
got one right here 

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