thanks! ....2 different socket sizes?
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 7:37 PM Fugu ME100 <b4me...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yes at least two snips unfortunately. They are really designed for SIL > modules with a packaging machine to place the pins. > > The way I normally work is to cut off one sides worth of pins from the > roll, then snip off the bottom runner with a pair of tin snips, trying to > keep the pins the same length. The top runner I leave on. Insert a set of > pins through each side of the module and into a donor IC socket to get both > sides lined up and hold the unit together for the next step. Solder the > underside of the module to tack in the pins. Once done break off the top > runner and snip off the extended pin top close to the board. To make a > neater job touch solder the cut pin tops. You can then trim the pins if > needed. The pins should be aligned and ready to insert into the IC socket. > > > I have used them on M100 RAM modules and they bend enough to deal with the > two different socket sizes on the M100 boards. > > From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> on behalf of Stephen > Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: <m...@bitchin100.com> > Date: Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 3:30 PM > To: <m...@bitchin100.com> > Subject: Re: [M100] DIY REX quandry > > thanks, great tip. I hadn't thought about damage to the socket. > How do you actually accomplish this? > Seems that you need to do 2 snips per pin. > > In the drawing each end of the pin is connected to a frame. > > > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 3:19 PM Fugu ME100 <b4me...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I have good experience using TE Connectivity AMP Connectors 1544210-2 >> (Digikey A117856CT-ND or Mouser 571-1544210-2) on RAM modules or other >> boards that are to be plugged into a socket. Use an old IC socket to align >> the strip and solder, then snip off the top part makes for a very neat >> final look. The pins are flat so they do not damage the socket. >> >> I agree the round or square pins in my experience tend damage/deform >> sockets making them useless for other plug ins. >> >> From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> on behalf of Mike Stein < >> mhs.st...@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: <m...@bitchin100.com> >> Date: Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 12:05 PM >> To: <m...@bitchin100.com> >> Subject: Re: [M100] DIY REX quandry >> >> >> >> <snip> >> >
