Hey everyone, I have a couple 8 pin ICs (MSGEQ7s) and I was wondering if I could just solder them directly to a pcb without the need to use a socket that just takes up space. Is this ok or will the heat from the iron damage the IC? In the data sheet there's a "storage temperature" rating that goes …

Not using IC Sockets: sinful?

cmiyc December 9, 2012, 6:53am 3

Storage temperature is not the same as soldering temperature, which is missing from the data sheet.

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