The proper molex chip carrier is designed to hold a dip. On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 5:00 PM Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What could be the possible use for a DIP package REX? > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 16:35 Brian White <bw.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Also, I didn't say anything about desoldering the option rom socket. In >> fact I said the opposite. I said imagine a rex in a real carrier just like >> an original commercial rom instead of needing the castellated edge pins and >> spacers and extraction ribbon. >> >> I did talk about desoldering the main rom, and in the context of saying >> you don't want to do it. >> >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 1:09 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> May not be obvious to everyone, but I designed the T200 Ram module for >>> my own purposes, with my own on-hand components, and subsequently released >>> it. Citing it as an example of poor design choices isn't fair as a >>> result. By all means, please put in the work to design build and test and >>> share an improved design. >>> >>> REX is plug and play. I think most people would prefer to plug into the >>> existing MOLEX...without a need to solder in a socket. >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Brian White <bw.al...@gmail.com> >>>> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:59 AM >>>> *Subject:* [M100] diy pins >>>> >>>> Holy cow cool... >>>> >>>> One of the significant challenges developing new devices to put into >>>> the old devices is simply the physical pins. >>>> >>>> Standard common pins, whether square or round, are usually too big to >>>> work (without damage) in most chip sockets, and in several instances there >>>> is not enough vertical space available to remove a normal dip andnput in a >>>> pcb with pin headers with shoulders. >>>> >>>> We resort to measures like: >>>> http://tandy.wiki/Model_200_RAM >>>> >>>> >>>>
