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 befor=
e
> >>>>> pins
> >>>>> start breaking off, so I'm looking for advice on
solving the
> >>>>> intermittant
> >>>>> problem and mounting it permanently in...
something. =A0What have f=
olks
> >>>>> done
> >>>>> with these things to get around contact problems?
=A0Is there life
> >>>>> after broken
> >>>>> pins?
> >>>>> 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.
> >>>> 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 IIe
> >>>> 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 work =
with a
> >> ZipChip! =A0The package extends too far on the ends and will interfere=
 with the
> >> actuating lever :-(. =A0I'm going to have to go for the conventional Z=
IF socket
> >> with side-mounted lever. =A0That's going to neatly prevent anything fr=
om 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/ZIF GS.JPG

Alteration was done with a Dremel. One of the hardware hackers
favorite tools.
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