On 15 Feb., 03:53, Steven Hirsch  wrote:
>
> This thing may not even have one more round of insertion left
> before 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?

I have no ZipChip but in the same situation I would solder it
directly onto the mainboard. Not fancy but probably the safest bet.

From what I've read most people conside this accelerator the
ultimate in upgrading a IIe anyway so you may not want to
remove it anyway.

I don't need to tell you that a ZipChip is much more valuable
than a mainboard and breaking the latter in the process would
be less aggravating. I also bet that you have several spare boards ;-)

> Is there life after broken pins?

With such a package? I don't really see that.

> I can almost imagine a circuit board with a pair of 20-pin headers
> and 40 holes offset a bit so I can solder the ZipChip on permanently.

What advantage would that have over a permanently soldered-in ZipCip?

bye
Marcus
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