Hey everyone - my first post here since I realized I could use some advice. To set some context.. I'm a hobbyist just trying to get a simple circuit together. But I've hit a bit of a wall working with IC's.
I'm arranging everything on a generic breadboard. For the most part, it has been coming together. But the pins on the 8 pinout IC i'm using has become a problem. I need to solder all 8 pins to wires so I can connect the wires to the rest of the circuit. But the pins, as you guys probably know, are tiny. Once the wires are connected, bending them to reach anything else can break the solder joint.
I've now got all 8 wires on all 8 pins. But then I realized hmm.. I probably just ruined the IC since I'm soldering the wires directly on to the pins. Is that true? Did I just overheat and ruin the IC?
I'm guessing what I need is an IC base. Solder the wires on to the base and then insert the IC.
I'm arranging everything on a generic breadboard. For the most part, it has been coming together. But the pins on the 8 pinout IC i'm using has become a problem. I need to solder all 8 pins to wires so I can connect the wires to the rest of the circuit. But the pins, as you guys probably know, are tiny. Once the wires are connected, bending them to reach anything else can break the solder joint.
I've now got all 8 wires on all 8 pins. But then I realized hmm.. I probably just ruined the IC since I'm soldering the wires directly on to the pins. Is that true? Did I just overheat and ruin the IC?
I'm guessing what I need is an IC base. Solder the wires on to the base and then insert the IC.