You can fit SOT-23 onto the Espruino Board prototyping area, too (some of those alternatives come in SOT-23-5). The pitch of SOT-23 is slightly finer, but it's no problem.
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You can fit SOT-23 onto the Espruino Board prototyping area, too (some of those alternatives come in SOT-23-5). The pitch of SOT-23 is slightly finer, but it's no problem.