30 Apr
2009
30 Apr
'09
8:32 p.m.
--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
I use a heat gun, not a torch, but I am quite familiar
with
the process.
I graduated to a heat gun years ago as well. I don't know why I didn't think of it
sooner. The torch was a pain in the neck to use - not to mention having to buy more fuel
for it.
I was contemplating that technique for the PET 4016
board.
I have to
hack the board anyway to patch around the 6mm holes punched
at the
factory.
Yeah - might as well wire it for 4164's then.
Thanks for describing the specifics. I'm sure
this
discussion will
come in handy since I have a very small amount of 4116s and
a lifetime
supply of 4164s already lying around.
You're welcome! Yes, like you, I try to work with what I've already got. I had the
same problem, quite a while ago - I needed 4116's and had none. So I looked up the
pinouts and used the 4164's I already had laying around. And I know that many others
have done the same. Definitely not the first time I've had to modify some part to
replace an unavailable or not-on-hand part.
-Ian