Hmmm... I'll have to keep tabs on Ebay then.  Thanks.

Got one of those 3M springy-clip things laying around, into which I'll wi=
re my=20
Tait programmer.  See Digikey part #923660-28.  Must go look for it thoug=
h...

Cheers,
-Neil.


On Monday 28 April 2003 00:25, William Chops Westfield wrote:
> microcontrollers on eBay tend to be cheaper in SOIC, I think.  Less
> demand, I guess.
>
> Hey, guess what?  A standard sdram DIMM socket has springy contacts on
> .05inch centers, and I think there is some potential that you might be
> able to realtively easily convert such a DIMM socket into a ZIF-like
> programming socket for SOIC parts.  More if I actually get a round tuit=
=2E
>
> BillW

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