[sdiy] chip socket style opinions...

[James Patchell]

At 05:55 PM 1/21/2005 -0800, harrybissell wrote:
>"Roy J. Tellason" wrote:
>
> > Those are referred to as "machined contact" sockets,  and are definitely of
> > higher quality than the ones that use stamped bits of sheet 
> metal.  Which is
> > also why they're more expensive...
>
>which, for the actual contact... have a stamped (gold plated) bit of sheet 
>metal
>
>as well...  :^P

         Actually, they seem to have that extra bit of stamped metal in 
only 99.9% of the cases (which is why I don't waste my money on buying 
machined pin sockets, if I can help it)...Amp Diplomates are the way to go....

>H^) harry

         -Jim
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