I'm also usually using round pins for breakout boards, they are
actually easier to use as well, as they require smaller holes and
pads, which makes single-sided routing easier.
Ebay is my source, unfortunately that usually means at least a month of wai=
ting.

That one board with square pins was my very first smd board ever, I
did not have round pins yet. After successfully soldering that TSOP as
my first SMD component, i got quite confident:)

On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 7:05 PM, Dwayne Reid <dwayner@planet.eon.net> wrote:
> This is somewhat off-topic, but I have a minor suggestion to make
> when plugging external boards into breadboards: *don't* use 0.025"
> square pins!  I purchase 0.015" round pins for this purpose instead
> of the 0.025" pins.
>
> The problem is that the spring contacts in the breadboard get
> stretched by the excessive size of the standard 0.025" pin and then
> do not work reliably with small component leads such as resistors or
> small-signal diodes.  Ask me how I know . . .
>
> Just a general suggestion.
>
> dwayne
>
> PS - good job with your home-built dev boards.  They look to be
> extremely functional.
>
> dwayne
>
>
> At 04:32 AM 1/9/2015, KPL wrote:
>>I'm usually making my own breakout boards, when I start using a different=
 PIC.
>>Like this:
>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/safxv4y0b6dsqgq/AABlesdy2tkirGXqOrzs2TXVa/pcb/=
img_1237.jpg?dl=3D0
>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/safxv4y0b6dsqgq/AAAOi_KnhW_UXthn3Vh6EHLKa/pcb/=
img_1334_.jpg?dl=3D0
>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/safxv4y0b6dsqgq/AAB4IAQNF4nLNs0gqt9yy2f-a/pcb/=
pcbtest1.jpg?dl=3D0
>
>
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