Daan, Check out http://www.interplexnas.com/index.asp, they make the clip-on leads that are in your picture. They come preloaded with solder and flux, so they just slide on the substrate edge and can be reflowed at the same time as your SMT components on your mini-board.... Mike McMonagle Manufacturing Manager Systronix Incorporated 12502 Exchange Drive #444 Stafford, TX 77477 Phone 281-240-0515 Fax 281-240-0520 www.systronix-inc.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of d. terstegge Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:01 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Replacing a DIP package Hi Technet, http://www.parallax.com/images/prod_jpg/bs2p24-ic.jpg is a picture of a tiny pcb assembly that can be wavesoldered onto a motherboard almost like a normal through-hole package. Due to an obsolescense problem we are thinking about replacing a 22-pins DIP-package by a construction similar to what's in the picture. Does anyone know what technology to use to get the sidepins connected to the substrate, and does this fit within a normal PCB Assembly process? Also any ideas about alternative solution are more then welcome. Best regards! Daan Terstegge Thales Communications Unclassified mail Personal Website: http://www.smtinfo.net --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------