11 Sep
2008
11 Sep
'08
5:53 a.m.
From: derschjo at msu.edu
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I've started taking the chips out one by one and cleaning the legs by
running them over a strip of scotch-brite. This clears off the
corrosion (and some of these are VERY corroded). I've then been (again,
carefully) bending the pins out slightly to allow them all to make good
contact with the socket. I did a row and a half last night, verifying
the continuity of the connections after each chip. It only took an hour
and a half :). At this rate, I'll have all 25 rows done in a couple of
weeks :).
Hi
Get some DoweCorning #4 silicon grease. Put this on the leads.
It will help improve the contacts and help keep future corrossion
from being a problem.
Many electrical shops have
it. I recall seeing it in the
McMaster Carr cat. as well.
Dwight
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