Pins broken in sockets?

From: Dave Dameron <ddameron_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue Oct 19 12:38:36 1999

At 02:25 PM 10/19/99 -0400, Bill wrote:
>> Any idea what causes the pin breakage described below?
>> > So far, I've found 5 chips with pins broken down inside the sockets.
>> > Fortunately, I was able to remove the pins from the sockets.
>
>Not a clue. In my recent/ongoing IMSAI restoration, the
>Cromemco 4FDC floppy disk controller had three chips with
>one pin each broken in the socket. Each was broken where
>the pin narrows down. Bad ASCII art:
Hmmm, another Cromemco board bad this way? I found the pins not only
tarnished black but corroded through on a 16KZ, usually in a group on the
same IC. The bad chips were all made by TI. Maybe there was some chemical
residue from Cromemco's wave soldering that did this? Anyway, I had to use
tweezers to remove the end narrow portion of the pins from the sockets.
-Dave
Received on Tue Oct 19 1999 - 12:38:36 BST