Date   : Thu, 20 May 2004 19:04:29 +0100
From   : Sprow <info@...>
Subject: Re: Aries B32 CPU plug

In article <10405201030.ZM13981@...>,
   Pete Turnbull <pete@...> wrote:
> On May 19, 11:04, Jules Richardson wrote:
> >
> > Is the black lookalike 40 pin chip socket on the underside of the
> > Aries B32 board removable from the metal extension pins

[snip]

> If the pins are broken, the best replacement is a stack
> of turned-pin sockets.  Or you might be able to fit a single turned-pin
> socket to the bottom of the existing device, and solder-bridge it to
> whichever pins are broken.

For those with nimble fingers my preferred pin replacement method on such a
socket goes
 - file the broken pin flat
 - put your 0.8mm drill bit in the drill press and drill a small hole
 - get an offcut of wire from a resistor
 - solder into the bucket you just drilled letting the meniscus of the
   solder fill round the pin
 - trim pin

All good fun,
Sprow.