Question about Sockets

[dpresley58]

I'm new to this game - the question I have concerns sockets for transistors and caps. What do supply houses -call- these, so I'll know what to look for when I check out their online catalogs? Are there variations, and which ones are preferred for effect circuitry?

Thanks in advance for the newbie info.

[petemoore]

My favorites are teh Small Bear inline breakaway type, break off how many pins you need.
 For OA's I use 8 pin IC sockets, have had no Probs with any of them types.
 When pinch comes to cut, I cut one 8 Pin socket into 2 four pin sockets.
 I aLSO  buy and cut 16 pin sockets, but waste pins when I cut along the row, destroying pin 1 per cut to separate the 8 inline to however many pins I need.

[MartyMart]

I bought a big tube of 50 "6 pin" sockets and just cut away the "middle" portion of plastic for instant transistor/cap sockets.
No pins wasted on these !
They work out at 3 pence per row of three pins.

Marty

[dpresley58]

Thanks, folks...

[Dan N]

I have had bad luck with cutting down IC sockets for transistors. The transistor leads are too skinny and I can't get a snug fit.

[sir_modulus]

hmm...are you using leaf pin or machine pin sockets? (leaf pins are like skinny little flaps on metal. Machine pins look like a little cup, with a cylindrical rod coming out of it...). The machine pin sockets work awsome from transistors/caps. These are usually called Single inline pin sockets (SIP), and you just break away the ammount you need from a line of them. They are available from Future Elec, Mouser, and Small bear Electronics.

Cheers,

Nish

[Dan N]

hmm...are you using leaf pin or machine pin sockets? (leaf pins are like skinny little flaps on metal. Machine pins look like a little cup, with a cylindrical rod coming out of it...). The machine pin sockets work awsome from transistors/caps. These are usually called Single inline pin sockets (SIP), and you just break away the ammount you need from a line of them. They are available from Future Elec, Mouser, and Small bear Electronics.

Cheers,

Nish

I meant cutting up a long machined dip socket to use for transistors. I ended up soldering the trannies into the socket or they would have fallen out.

The smallbear snapaway sockets do work great for transistors. I was just trying to save money.

[MartyMart]

hmm...are you using leaf pin or machine pin sockets? (leaf pins are like skinny little flaps on metal. Machine pins look like a little cup, with a cylindrical rod coming out of it...). The machine pin sockets work awsome from transistors/caps. These are usually called Single inline pin sockets (SIP), and you just break away the ammount you need from a line of them. They are available from Future Elec, Mouser, and Small bear Electronics.

Cheers,

Nish

The ones I have are "Machine pin" sockets and yep, they work great for transistors !!

Marty.

[petemoore]

how the lead and socket match...
 some leads won't go into the leaf style socket lugs, I use my 'flattener' so make a 'spatula' end to the leads, it's a sears needle nose, and near the hinge the jaw it's flat...I clamp across the leads till they slide in.
 leaf socket lugs...when the parts too loose, and falls out, I use these plier jaws with straight lines across the jaw, this puts a ridge on the lead end, the ridge tends to get caught in the socket lug, preventing part fallouts.
 I use alot of sockets.