Broken SIMM tabs on Mac IIci

From: Bob Lafleur <bob_lafleur_at_technologist.com>
Date: Fri Nov 15 19:06:00 2002

Yes, I'd say a good way to repair, and I happen to like the Mac Iici so
it's definitely worth fixing right.

However, I'm visually impaired so that kind of hardware work is beyond
my capability. (Heck, I probably should have let someone else remove the
old SIMMs for me in the first place, but I was too anxious to get the
new ones in!).

Rest assured, this board will not go in the trash. I have a handle on
replacement(s) for the ones I broke, and I've had someone express
interest in fixing the broken ones I have, so I'm not going to dump
them.

  - Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:27 PM
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Broken SIMM tabs on Mac IIci


>
> Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in my Mac IIci I
> broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't

> lock in.
>
> Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering
> new sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?

Why ever not?
The old sokcets are junk anyway, so you can cut them apart and desolder
one pin at a time. Then clean out the holes (heat the solder from one
side, apply the solder sucker to the other) and solder in the new
sockets.

It's not that difficult to do, and it's certainly how I'd repair that
machine.

-tony
Received on Fri Nov 15 2002 - 19:06:00 GMT

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