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Best way to put DIL pins on a small PCB to create replacement for old parts.
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ChristofferB:
I really like using male-male DIP connectors like these:



They arent super easy to find anymore though.
TK:

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--- Quote from: deanclaxton on May 18, 2020, 11:32:14 pm ---Awesome - yes - that's what I need. How flat are they? 0.4mm ish? What drill size will they work with on the PCB?

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The pins are 0.64 x 0.4.  The square ones are 0.64 x 0.6

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Excellent - thanks TK for confirming - and thanks GB for pointing them out. Seems like this is the best way forward and I assume they can be obtained quite economically from the likes of LCSC - I'll go shopping :)

TK - is that for a PLA replacement? I've got a pile of C64's that I need to finish working through - I've got most up and running from memory. At least one required a PLA - I need a SID for one or two of them from memory.

Technically these should fit in a 0.8mm drill hole - datasheet seems to recommend 1.02mm. I dont suppose it really matters - a tighter fit helps keep them straight I suppose, while assembling them.

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Yes, it is the PLA replacement.  I have them listed on eBay.  Just use the regular pin header footprint in Kicad.  It is better to have a hole big enough to fit the pin and a lot of solder needs to flow down to secure them in place.  If you use a very tight fit hole, then not enough solder will fill the hole.
grantb5:
I think Samtec has something similar that you can buy, and in the pin count you want. They would have a much lower MOQ.  Also, if you have enough vertical space you could just use machined pins with a small enough diameter possibly.
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