A socket will always be less reliable than soldering the IC directly to
the board. You should only do it if you expect you might have to remove
the IC some day.
Al N1AL
On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 13:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I install an IC socket for U2 on my KPA100, will there be any
Hi,
that is exactly the reason I would use a socket. this K2 lives on a boat
and is connected to a 23 foot whip and a seawater grounding system and when
it's working is astonishing. problem is from time to time I forget to
disconnect antenna when I'm not using radio and it gets fried by
If I install an IC socket for U2 on my KPA100, will there be any adverse
effects? Don't ask why I would want to do this. I would have to admit to
more
than the usual stupidity.
73 AI4TOJohn Ferguson M/V Arcadian
**Looking for simple solutions to your real-life
John,
As long as you use a good socket, there should be no adverse effects -
all the signals operate near DC or very low frequencies. Long term
there is always more of a chance for oxidation between the chip leads
and the socket than with a properly soldered-in chip, so you may want to
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