What the SOT?! PCB Ruler

Name: What the SOT?! PCB Ruler
SKU: 18856
Price: 8.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (2 reviews)

(2 Reviews)

This is a PCB ruler with AAAALLLLLLL the transistor packages! A handy tool for anyone who lays out circuit boards.

Designed by Alpenglow Industries in United States of America

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This is a PCB ruler with AAAALLLLLLL the transistor packages! A handy tool for anyone who lays out circuit boards.

What is it? This ruler's got everything. It has every transistor footprint from a big honkin D3Pak down to an insanity-sized SOT-883, including every name imaginable for each footprint. It's got in…

What is it?

This ruler's got everything. It has every transistor footprint from a big honkin D3Pak down to an insanity-sized SOT-883, including every name imaginable for each footprint. It's got inches in fractions AND tenths. It's got metric. It's got BJT and FET symbols. It's also a freakin' beautiful teal color and is gold-plated.

Why did you make it?

Who the heck can keep transistor package names straight? Sure the SOT names make a little bit of sense, but who can keep track of the difference between an SC-88 and an SC-88A? And wait is one of those also an SC-70-6? And what the heck are the TO sizes all about? I've been designing PCBs for almost 20 years and it's infuriating! Instead of shaking your fists and screaming "WHAT THE SOOOOOOOT???!?!?", grab this handy PCB ruler. Easily see at a glance alternate names for each package, and how big each footprint is in real life.

What makes it special?

Other PCB rulers have a few transistor patterns with maybe one or two common names, but this has every single darned one I could dig up. It is the ultimate transistor reference, every PCB designer or hobbyist who lays out circuit boards needs one!

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (5.00)

Shipping: (5.00)

Communication: (5.00)

Christian | May 9, 2022

A pleasure

Shipped super fast with a tracking number. The ruler was wrapped ever so carefully in tissue paper. Fun stickers were included with QR code links to ruler description.

I'm totally excited to use this at work to help me visualize the components when I order stencils.

Lori | Sept. 12, 2021