urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-07-16T09:04:27-06:00 SparkFun Electronics GB urn:uuid:a7bd9041-d501-d858-eaa1-51925406d61b 2016-12-16T12:59:17-07:00 <p>This is what I use them for. I make a board that pops into a DIP socket to upgrade a legacy part. This is the best solution I&rsquo;ve found.</p> Byron J. urn:uuid:9585a186-00f3-961a-9aa0-c5429ff5d088 2016-12-16T11:53:28-07:00 <p>Try them in an IC socket, and you&rsquo;ll understand their value.</p> Robomaniac urn:uuid:ad119940-4f63-c7da-a2a3-c1eabcc027b7 2016-12-16T07:00:51-07:00 <p>This is interesting&hellip; I did some research and the main advantage is aesthetic purpose (to look as much like an IC pin) and they say that header pins are too large for breadboard and can damage them. Even though we all have been doing that that for years! The top of the PCB can be flush mount vs header.</p> <p>Other then that, hard to beat 0.1 header that we all have laying around.</p>