what's the connector for plugging a PCB in place of a DIP IC called?

[slburris]

I'm working on a little PCB to plug in place of a 40 pin DIP IC.  I'm
struggling to think of what the header that's used to adapt the PCB
to the socket is called.  So I'm having a hard time finding this thing.

I did a visual search of the Mill-Max catalog and came up with the
151-10-640-00-010000.  Spec's here:

http://www.mill-max.com/images/products/pdf/053N.PDF

This looks like it will work since it has pins small enough to fit in
a DIP IC socket.  So solder one side to the underside of the PCB
and plug the other side into the DIP socket.  Done!

Well, not done.  No one seems to have any variant of these Mill-Max
parts in stock and the min qty is 50 at Digikey if they did have them
and they cost $17-$20, ouch!

Anyone know of a similar thing made by someone else?  Or what this
kind of header thingy is really called so I can go searching for it?

Scott

[Alex]

You can use standard 0.1" pin headers, they come in long rows that you can cut to size.

I mean these ones:

http://shop.rabtron.co.za/catalog/images/pin%20header%2040%20pin%20single.JPG]http://shop.rabtron.co.za/catalog/images/pin%20header%2040%20pin%20single.JPG

[insurgent]

Something like that seems hard to find for sure!

Can you use 2 headers rows with the same pitch instead?
http://cgi.ebay.com/5X-40Pin-2-54mm-Pitch-Single-Row-Header-DIP-Strip-PCB-/280526377228

[george graves]

Sounds like this: 



Can you find some smaller gauge headers?  I know the standard headers will just about ruin a standard dip socket.

[slburris]

Yeah, the problem with standard headers is that the pins are too big
to fit in an IC socket, at least without forcing them in. 

There are headers made just for this use, like the Mill-Max, notice that
the pins are intentionally smaller than the standard 0.1" header stuff.
Just need to find something I can actually buy.

Scott

[armandas]

Maybe round pin headers would do the trick then?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10xGold-Plated-2-54mm-Male-40Pin-Round-Pin-Header-Strip-/180600855648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0ca65c60#ht_1590wt_907

[oPossum]

This will work perfectly...

.025" dia for PCB
.018" dia for DIP socket

Mil-Max 350-10-164-00-001000

Digikey

Mouser

[slburris]

This will work perfectly...

.025" dia for PCB
.018" dia for DIP socket

Yes it will, thanks for the pointer. 

Gotta check if it will elevate the PCB enough to clear some other
components, but if it does, this would be just the thing.

Scott

[RayJones]

Gotta check if it will elevate the PCB enough to clear some other
components, but if it does, this would be just the thing.

If it does not, you can always use strip machine sockets as opposed to those formed into DIP outline.