[sdiy] chip socket style opinions...

[The Peasant]

I try and use this type exclusively, and have never experienced a problem with 
them.

Take care,
Doug
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Quoting "James R. Coplin" <moog at qwest.net>:

> My local surplus supplier has some great milled, gold plated chip sockets
> cheap. They are the kind with the round hole for the chip legs.
>  
> My question is, what are people's opinions on these versus the traditional
> leaf type contacts? Most of the chips are flat sided pins so it would seem
> the leaf style provide more surface contact. OTOH, I have had replace many
> of these type sockets over the years as they loose their spring and then
> they definitely don't have any contact.  I've never had to replace one of
> the milled, round holed sockets yet so they definitely seem to work.  What
> does everyone else think? Later!
>  
> James R. Coplin
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