Coming quite late into this also...

Having looked on the IPC site for this std, it appears that there is a document available
(that turns out to be remarkably similar to the front of IPC-SM782A) and that the footprint dimension info itself is only available from the LP viewer.

I have just installed the latest version of the LP viewer.

Yes it looks good, has many components in, even SMT electrolytic caps which I would find useful.

However, I am unable to print out the dimensions that I see on screen.
I used to be able to do that with the online 782 calculator. :(

OK, fair do's I think, what if I get my employers to purchase the std & perhaps the next level of the program that will allow me to print it.

So I ring up Dynamix, a UK supplier of IPC stuff.

It would appear that I would be paying £2161.80+vat for a site license for this.

WTF!

Why has this gone from a £90 std (non members cost) to well over 2 grand?
This is ridiculous, I can certainly see that I will certainly NOT be using this std over the 782
no matter what Nick says the improvements are.

Matthew Lamkin.

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