Yes, Please put that on the wiki. VERY COOL idea. -Adam Talbot ron minnich wrote: > can we get this on the wiki? It's a neat approach. > > thanks > > ron > > On 4/10/07, Randall Philipson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've implemented an idea in an attempt to make hot plugging safer. I >> imagine it is something that people have already done, but have been too >> embarrassed to post. ( I, fortunately, have no shame ). It involves taking >> the little push tacks ubiquitous in the office environment and clipping off >> the needle point. I then super glue them to the top of my flash (I only >> recommend this for PLCC. With DIPs, and whatever else, you are probably >> better off with the chip pullers). Pictures of my experiments are shown >> here; >> >> http://members.cox.net/rtphilipson/knob1.jpg >> http://members.cox.net/rtphilipson/knob2.jpg >> >> So far it has been very successful. I have not had a knob fall off (yet). >> With the PLCC I think this is a much safer way to hotplug than using a chip >> puller. If I ever do have one fall off, I'll have a future post about >> recovery techniques :o). The most important point is to shave off the >> resulting nub left when cutting off the needle point so that you have a flat >> surface to glue. I recommend a dremel tool grinder. Although I've had >> success using a scissor blade (takes a long time). If you have a BIOS >> sticker on top, you'll need to peel that off and clean off the glue >> thoroughly. >> >> One of the drawbacks is that the chip part number is covered up. If you >> have several chips types to deal with, this can be a problem. I've >> implemented a color coding system that works well since I only have a couple >> of chip types to deal with. >> >> FWIW, >> >> Randy >> >> -- >> linuxbios mailing list >> linuxbios@linuxbios.org >> http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >> >> > >
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