Probably the right forum, but possibly a bit OT
Years ago, I used to use an insertion tool for "setting" the leads of DIP ICs straight and parallel. I only had a 0.3" 16-pin one, because that's all we needed.
I'm just wondering why they can't be, or aren't, made that way in the first place, after all the manufacturer's state the lead-spacing for PCB design, but don't deliver them to that spec., being splayed out so they won't go in a board without being "doctored".
Years ago, I used to use an insertion tool for "setting" the leads of DIP ICs straight and parallel. I only had a 0.3" 16-pin one, because that's all we needed.
I'm just wondering why they can't be, or aren't, made that way in the first place, after all the manufacturer's state the lead-spacing for PCB design, but don't deliver them to that spec., being splayed out so they won't go in a board without being "doctored".