00:00Ever bought a tiny SMD chip and then realized you have absolutely no way to prototype with it?
00:05Same, friend.
00:07That's why I went digging through the deals, this is the top 5 SMD to DIP adapter boards for prototyping,
00:13and I'm taking you through all 5.
00:16Starting with the one I'd call the crowd favorite, this 30-piece board kit.
00:2030 adapters in one order, and the coverage is the widest I've seen SOPA through SOP28, plus FQFP packages that
00:27most kits just don't bother with.
00:30At $5.56, you're building an entire adapter library for the price of lunch.
00:35Nearly 5,000 sold, 5 stars, and if you own a drawer full of mystery chips, this one pays for
00:41itself on day one.
00:43Next up is the budget hero.
00:4510 pieces of SOP14, SSOP14, and TSSOP14 adapters, and here's the smart part, they handle both 0.65mm and 1
00:54.27mm pitch.
00:57$1.76 for 10 boards is dirt cheap, and if 14-pin parts are all you ever work with, why
01:02pay for formats you'll never touch?
01:05Almost $4,800 sold, 5 stars.
01:08Cheapest way to get your first SMD chip onto a breadboard.
01:12Now this one is my pick for versatility.
01:15It's a double-sided universal converter plate, available in 10 or 30-piece kits, covering SOP8 all the way to
01:22SOP28 including SOP24.
01:25Double-sided means you can mount the chip on either face and it still lines up with your socket.
01:30$3.62, over 4,500 sold, 5 stars, it just flexes with whatever part you've got in your hand.
01:37Then there's this 10-piece kit that covers the widest mix of footprints yet SOP8, SSOP10, SOP14, SOP16, up through
01:45SOP28, and it handles the 0.65 and 1.27mm pitch too.
01:51The SSOP10 is what sets it apart, the tiny 10-pin package is where a lot of other kits fall
01:56short.
01:57$3.81, $3.800 sold, 5 stars.
02:01Great if you work across a real mix of parts.
02:05Last one, and honestly my sweet spot for a starter set.
02:0910 pieces, SOPA through SOP28, TSSOP included, for $2.18.
02:15You won't get 30 boards, but you get everything you need to prototype a batch of common chips without overpaying
02:21for volume you don't use.
02:23$3,500 sold, 5 stars.
02:26Best price-to-coverage ratio on the whole list.
02:29Alright, that's the 5.
02:32All the links are down in the description, so go grab the one that matches your chips.
02:36If this saved you some frustration, hit like, and subscribe, I'll keep hunting down the good stuff.
