[sdiy] IC socket question

[patchell]

    I will second Harry on this one...The Amp Diplomate is the most trouble free socket I have
used.

    One place I worked used lots of the machined pin sockets, for "reliability".  We had enough
trouble with them that they caused major headaches...but they wouldn't stop using them...go
figure.

harrybissell at prodigy.net wrote:

> I would not use tin machined sockets at all.
>
> These have very low contact force and probably should be
> gold plated to be reliable....
>
> OTOH I do use AMP Diplomate sockets in tin... they have a dual
> leaf - side wipe that has very high contact force... enough to
> establish a gas-tight connection like Wire-Wrap. Never had a
> socket failure
>
> (and I say this with some misgivings, because AMP just fvcked me over
> by changing the design of a HD-15 connector, without warning or changing the part number....)
>
> The Diplomate is a 'good' AMP product...
>
> H^) harry
>
> --------Original Message--------
>
> From: groovyshaman at snet.net
> To: "synth-diy list" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Dec 12 2002 13:19
> Subject: [sdiy] IC socket question
>
> >Just wondering, do you think there could be any issues down the road when
> >using turned-pin type IC sockets that have tin sleeves and gold contacts due
> >to dissimilar metals?  Or should one stick to all-tin or all-gold?
> >George
>
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