On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:39 PM, V G wrote: > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:38 PM, V G wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Forrest Christian wr= ote: >> >>> I am starting to do designs with various surface mount parts... but of >>> course need to do some prototyping from time to time. >>> >>> I'd like to find a source for some 'breakout' or 'header' boards so I >>> can solder say a SOIC or a TQFP to a circuit board and bring it out to >>> more usable pins. I'm aware of the schmartboards... they are sort of o= k >>> pricing, but can get expensive fairly quickly.... >>> >>> Is there a source for just some generic boards like this, say SOIC, >>> FPGA, maybe some 2 or 3 pin part header boards, etc, that is less >>> expensive than the schmartboards? >> >> >> This may interest you: >> >> http://www.futurlec.com/ProtoBoards.shtml >> > > > WHOOPS! Wrong link. Here you go: > http://www.futurlec.com/SMD_Adapters.shtml > Sorry, forgot to mention something again. You will find, on the same site, that they have breakaway pin headers appropriate for those boards for a ver= y cheap price. Shipping is cheap too, but may take a couple of weeks. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .