I always place my PIC chips into an AUGAT socket that uses
the round machined IC sockets. Then I plug the whole
assembly into the on-board socket (which is also the same
type of round-pin machined socket).

After a hundred or so insertions I carefully remove the
carrier socket and plug the PIC into a new one. Sockets
are cheaper than PICs.

Fr. Thomas McGahee

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Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: need PIC16F874-20IP


> I have some F876 devices what we have used during prototyping.
> They have been programmed several times but no were near the 1000 times
> max.
>
> We quit using them because the pins become weak after about 15 or so
> insertions.
>
> I don't know what would be a good price for them.
>
> Paul
>
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