US subsidy of Chinese mail, among other things. ...
On 6/17/18, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't know how the Chinese do it; 10 of them cost $6.00 ppd. > > m > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Gardner" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 5:40 PM > Subject: Re: [M100] Leads/Legs for Mike Stein System ROM PCB > > >> Good thing you were'nt in Oz... "8) >> >> ... >> >> >> On 6/17/18, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Everybody still alive? Awfully quiet... >>> >>> Did you get the envelope, Greg? If I'd known that it was going to cost >>> $8.00 >>> to send a $0.60 part I might have had second thoughts... ;-) >>> >>> m >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:57 PM >>> Subject: Re: [M100] Leads/Legs for Mike Stein System ROM PCB >>> >>> >>> I have jars full of bits of different diameter wire trimmed from leads >>> of >>> components used in volume manufacturing and I also thought of using >>> them, >>> but it just didn't work out; anything strong enough was usually too >>> thick, >>> especially when inserting into machined pin sockets. >>> >>> Send me your address off-list and I'll mail you one to try out. >>> >>> m >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Greg Swallow" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 3:26 PM >>> Subject: Re: [M100] Leads/Legs for Mike Stein System ROM PCB >>> >>> >>>>I didn't think about what it would do to the socket. I guess I got too >>>> worried about what the socket would do to the pins. Hmm, maybe I'll >>>> have >>>> to use the bare copper and flatten it a bit. Else the items you you >>>> noted >>>> on eBay do look like a darn good answer. Order the later for the pins. >>>> O'll try what I can with wire while waiting for delivery from China. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> GregS <>< >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 10:54:31 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [M100] Leads/Legs for Mike Stein System ROM PCB >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Nice to see someone using those adapters; thanks! >>>> >>>> Of course once you've installed one you'll never want to remove it >>>> again >>>> ;-), but I'm always reluctant to plug anything into an IC socket that >>>> might deform the socket (just in case). >>>> >>>> DIP IC pins are .010" thick whereas 20 AWG wire is around .030"; not >>>> only >>>> is that snug in the PCB holes but also a little thick for the socket. >>>> >>>> I prefer to use something with .010" pins, intended for plugging into >>>> an >>>> IC socket like this: >>>> >>>> eBay# 172138163630 >>>> >>>> Or an even better deal (more pins for the money): >>>> >>>> eBay# 171151222236 >>>> >>>> It takes a few minutes during a lull watching baseball to pull the pins >>>> and adds about $0.50 to the cost, but they are plated and well worth it >>>> IMO.. >>>> >>>> Insert the pins from the top (with one of those solderless breadboards >>>> underneath to hold and align them), solder, and trim off the top part. >>> >
