On Feb 15, 2:37=A0pm, James Littlejohn  wrote:
> On Feb 15, 1:21=A0pm, Steven Hirsch  wrote:
>
>
>
> > James Littlejohn wrote:
> > > On Feb 15, 8:53 am, Steven Hirsch  wrote:
> > >> Steven Hirsch wrote:
> > >>> James Littlejohn wrote:
> > >>>>> This thing may not even have one more round
of insertion left bef=
ore
> > >>>>> pins
> > >>>>> start breaking off, so I'm looking for
advice on solving the
> > >>>>> intermittant
> > >>>>> problem and mounting it permanently in...
something. =A0What have=
 folks
> > >>>>> done
> > >>>>> with these things to get around contact
problems? =A0Is there lif=
e
> > >>>>> after broken
> > >>>>> pins?
> > >>>>> I can almost imagine a circuit board with a
pair of 20-pin header=
s
> > >>>>> and 40
> > >>>>> holes offset a bit so I can solder the
ZipChip on permanently.
> > >>>> I had foreseen this on my Zip chips and on
Accelerators for the GS=
. I
> > >>>> desoldered the CPU socket and installed a ZIF
socket on both my II=
e
> > >>>> and IIgs motherboards.
> > >>> Excellent plan! =A0I'll order up a couple of 40-pin
low-profile ZIF
> > >>> sockets forthwith.
> > >> Quick update and proviso: =A0A low-profile socket isn't
going to wor=
k with a
> > >> ZipChip! =A0The package extends too far on the ends and
will interfe=
re with the
> > >> actuating lever :-(. =A0I'm going to have to go for the
conventional=
 ZIF socket
> > >> with side-mounted lever. =A0That's going to neatly
prevent anything =
from sitting
> > >> in slot 3 and perhaps slot 2 as well.
>
> > > I purchased mine from Reactive Micro, Henry alters them to work with
> > > the larger chip package.
>
> > Would you mind taking a photograph looking straight down on the CPU? =
=A0I'm
> > curious how that was modified.
>
> Here is a picture of the socket on my GS.
>
> http://8bitsystem.com/AppleII/ZIFGS.JPG
>
> Alteration was done with a Dremel. One of the hardware hackers
> favorite tools.

Lets try this again...
http://8bitsystem.com/AppleII/ZIFGS.JPG
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