Problem With Lmd18201 T

[dmaqtor]

Hello,

I'm having a problem with connecting the lmd18201-T to the breadboard, it just won't get in.
I tried to tilt the pins a little and it broke.

any solution ?

Thanks.

[Sch3mat1c]

http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/snvs092c/snvs092c.pdf
Pitch is 0.067", or 0.133" per pair (two staggered rows). Average breadboard is 0.100", so yup, that's a problem. (Hmm, they don't suggest a PCB footprint, and there's only one quirk of the drawing which indicates one pin being in the front row, which is at odds with the pinout drawing. That's a shame.)

Anyway, breadboarding should work but be mindful of its capacity, switching 3A in about 75ns. Keep bypass caps as close as possible, as suggested in the datasheet. Otherwise, you may find weird operation, "chatter", excessive dissipation, that sort of thing.

You could do worse than mount it on pigtails (short lengths of wire), soldered to the pins. This would be too much for the lead inductance though, so you'll want to maneuver capacitors into place, soldered right across the pins, on the thing flying in the air. Think of it as a good soldering challenge.

Tim

[dmaqtor]

it's either that or break a new one. Thanks I will do it.