SMD prototyping

[MaxFrister]

I've finally been forced to join the modern world and work with SMD parts.   For bread-boarding I've been soldering parts to pcb carriers and then soldering .1 headers to the pcb. 

This has worked okay until I tried to install one of these into a dip socket.  The .1 headers are too large.  It seems like a fine-wire header is required.

I saw these on ebay.  Can anyone tell me what the headers are called and/or a supplier for them?

(https://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-SOP8-SO8-SOIC8-SOT-to-DIP8-adapter-PCB-convertor/323009796523)

[tooki]

Those are machined headers. Easy to find on eBay under that name. I use them for just that kind of application.

[DaJMasta]

For what it's worth, the normal square headers should fit fine in a dual wipe socket - maybe not in the circular machined socket tops, but they do fit in others (though they may reduce the lifetime of it, since it's a right fit). the square headers also fit fine in breadboards, so the early prototyping phases they should still suffice for.

[carlz0r]

As blueskull said, they are preci-dip headers. You can get them from digikey among other places.

[KhronX]

... Or if you can spare the height, just go with 0.1" pin headers, and use 0.1" socket headers to plug those into?

[ZomBiE80]

Those Preci-dip headers are originally meant for stacking PCB's, if anyone might think. (seems kinda obvious.)