Re: Allegro 3977 (update?)

two replies:

Dave,

A first guess is about $15 ea. for double sided plated thru tinned,
no components. I'll cobble together a BOM with sources.

My current board design is the bare minumum needed to get this guy up
and running. No frills.

If Allegro had offered a thru hole package for this chip, I'd already
be shipping complete solder-it-yourself kits.

Larry,

As we are wondering off topic on soldering, SMT, etc. you can reply
to me offlist: thscarince (at) hotmail dot com

How does one specify when ordering that the parts are to be oven
soldered and need to be moisture proof?

>But for one off boards, I just do it by hand.

This is a 44 PLCC and the solder joints are *under* the chip... Or
is there a trick? Forget about fixing bridges.

Thanks,
Tom Scarince