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Message #11268
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Mike Kulesza" mikekulesza@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 21:25:11 GMT
Subject: [alt-beam] beambotix relations
Anyone want to trade links between your site and beambotix?????
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11269 Fri, 03 Mar 2000 09:41:39 +1100 [alt-beam] Re: Sockets instead of PCB beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Elmo Te Hee.....from the component store's room downstairs.
I work in an Electronics R&D facility (but i do software), so i kinda have a
nice supply of parts lying around that my boss doesn't mind me using. But i will
endevor to find out where they came from......probably Farnell Electronics
http://www.farnell.com
Elmo
William Cox wrote:
> Where do you get those wire wrap sockets? With the round holes?
> -William
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Elmo
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Sockets instead of PCB
>
> > I have done this for my PSH circuit (Check out the attached image). I just
> used a
> > chip socket that had a few extra pins than i needed for the 20pin chip.
> The caps
> > and resistors are only pushed in (but quite firmly) so if i need to change
> their
> > values i can just pull them out. All the circuit wiring is done underneath
> the chip
> > socket. If i stuff the circuit (and i did the first time i soldered it) i
> only have
> > to pull the chip out of the socket and grab a new socket to start again.
> You will
> > also notice the wires haning off (power and sensor input lines) have chip
> socket
> > legs on their ends so i can just plug the sensors or power lines into the
> main
> > circuit, very handy for changing sensor inputs without having to un-solder
> > anything.
> >
> > Best circuit i have built yet!
> >
> > Elmo
> >
>
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