can we get this on the wiki? It's a neat approach. thanks
ron On 4/10/07, Randall Philipson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've implemented an idea in an attempt to make hot plugging safer. I imagine > it is something that people have already done, but have been too embarrassed > to post. ( I, fortunately, have no shame ). It involves taking the little > push tacks ubiquitous in the office environment and clipping off the needle > point. I then super glue them to the top of my flash (I only recommend this > for PLCC. With DIPs, and whatever else, you are probably better off with the > chip pullers). Pictures of my experiments are shown here; > > http://members.cox.net/rtphilipson/knob1.jpg > http://members.cox.net/rtphilipson/knob2.jpg > > So far it has been very successful. I have not had a knob fall off (yet). > With the PLCC I think this is a much safer way to hotplug than using a chip > puller. If I ever do have one fall off, I'll have a future post about > recovery techniques :o). The most important point is to shave off the > resulting nub left when cutting off the needle point so that you have a flat > surface to glue. I recommend a dremel tool grinder. Although I've had > success using a scissor blade (takes a long time). If you have a BIOS > sticker on top, you'll need to peel that off and clean off the glue > thoroughly. > > One of the drawbacks is that the chip part number is covered up. If you have > several chips types to deal with, this can be a problem. I've implemented a > color coding system that works well since I only have a couple of chip types > to deal with. > > FWIW, > > Randy > > -- > linuxbios mailing list > linuxbios@linuxbios.org > http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
