[Noisebridge-discuss] digikey order?

[d p chang]

Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> writes:

> Is there a standard way to do breadboarding with surface mount parts?

i guess i've been modding other people's bits (or doing re-work) for too
long.

the easiest way to prototype is to use something like a 'surfboard' and
take the pins out to your breadboard. i have one of these in jammed in
my breadboard

  http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_qfp&id=68

i only started doing this because some of the parts i was playing w/
didn't come in throughhole (or i couldn't find something like it that
did). 

> Alternately, I suppose, we could try to keep both package styles
> around where applicable.  Or just not worry about it.

i'll just get what i need since they aren't going to be generally applicable.

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