Re: Gripe
- From: "Dave" <db5151@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:22:47 -0600
"Charles Schuler" <charleschuler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Dave" <db5151@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Why don't they make the pins/leads on IC sockets just a little longer?
They barely reach through to the other side of the standard PC pboard.
And they don't like solder, to boot. Bitch bitch bitch. Next time I'll
tin them all before trying to use them. That will help the
solder-rejection problem, at least.
Had to build a new transistor testor when my old one started giving
anomalous results, telling me certain kinds of transistors were bad when
I knew they were good. Spent nearly the last hour trying to get the
battery leads to attach firmly. Still not sure if it will last. If I
have to I'll unplug the chips and cut the sockets out with wire cutters
before replacing them with better prepared ones. Just not looking forwad
to that possibility. Shouldn't be so hard to get a stupid solder joint
to take.
Thanks for listening, sorry for wasting bandwidth...
Corrosion/oxidation is the prime reason soldering does not work.
Aaah. Okay, so I really do need to tin the socket leads first. Thanks. I
didn't realize...
Dave
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