MOTM

on 6/22/03 1:28 PM, John Blacet at blacet@... wrote:

> IC pin straightener.
> 
> "What! I don't need this, I'm careful and don't bend my pins!"
> 
> Well, you need to bend them to get them into the PCB or socket, and they
> normally come splayed out.
> 
> This little gizmo works like a charm; wish I'd had it 500 modules ago!
> 
> Jameco (.com) PN 99362CP, $7.35. Conductive plastic, of course.


Funny I use *exactly* the same tool from Jameco
and swear by it!

($%3!*  there, I sweared)...  LOL!

Jameco (.com) PN 99362CP, $7.35

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "piece of kit" as they say.

I keep my IC Pin Straightening Tool grounded to it's screw lug
by a long green wire attached to a big metal rack.
Using it along with a wrist strap I find it easy to insert ICs into
the military type high-reliability sockets that I use exclusively,
everywhere, on everything period.

I should have it grounded directly to a water pipe,
(or ideally a 6-foot x 1-inch copper rod pounded down a minimum or 4-feet
into the Earth), but the big metal rack seems to have enough ground
potential on it's own...

The fun thing about the ground wire is I never loose it on the bench
it's easy, just grab the  green wire and there it is,
instead of normally dangling just a few inches above the floor)



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