>> SIPs are not ideal for our application, they waste quite a bit more board
>> space.
>>
>> See these posts for detailed arguments:
>>
>> http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=13764
>> http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=13699
>>
> 
>>From these threads, I still do not see the advantages of the BS pins
> compared to normal header pins: less strength, difficult to find
> a source, need special tooling, and not necessary save space.

These pins are actually quite nice, they are often used on bare glass or 
COG LCDs. Despite the looks they are very sturdy, we soldered a few 
100.000 of them and I have never seen one crack or break off. Another 
good thing is that your PCB looks very much like a DIP package and you 
can use the edge of the board which is otherwise unusable.

You don't need any special tooling although I don't know if they are 
machine solderable, we soldered them by hand.

The only problem is availability.

Djula
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