Paul S. writes:
>>Exactly ∗2 parts∗ in ∗7 years∗ have "gone bad".
If IC sockets are all that great, then where are they? They are for EPROMS and
expensive ICs. They are not for 20 cent parts.
There are 100s of documented reports showing the IC socket ∗reduces system
reliability∗ by a HUGE number (like 10 TIMES).
Again, Apple III disaster<<
Note that I wasn't implying that the guy should socket, as I doubt he will have any problems. Afterall, I didn't socket my motm chips either, even when I have a bunch of sockets here. It's just that there are reasons for socketing even cheap parts. I have tons of gear where everything is socketed. And I've had to replace chips in them, and the sockets made what could have been a nightmare, a simple swap. That's the reason for socketing. Just my Emulator alone developed 4 bad chips over time. Memorymoog 1, Polymoog I suspect 2, Dotcom 1, Apple II accelerator card 1, and some others. All socketed and easily replaced. Never had a failure do to the socket itself.
Apple III was a disaster do to its design and running three traces between dip legs. The socketed Apple II was no disaster at all.
-Elhardt