Thanks. And probably a stupid question, but maybe you know, was ever a firmware update (or more recent chip)? The daylight savings time dates changed in the US after my version of the clock so that feature no longer works and you have to adjust it manually. Figured I'd ask since now would be the time!
On Friday, May 6, 2016 at 5:58:37 PM UTC-4, MichaelB wrote: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4L2TfvlOwCE/Vy0TTWip7DI/AAAAAAAAAoo/tnqbrn3PrqMKtbjEVhhQ-tWa19q-WkN7wCLcB/s1600/IMG_1782.JPG> > > 16F877 MCU used in the NixiChron shown on the right > > On Friday, May 6, 2016 at 1:47:12 PM UTC-7, joenixie wrote: >> >> Quincy, You may want to gently just lift the processor partially out of >> the socket then push it back in. this will reduce the chance of bent pins. >> >> You can do this by sliding a slotted (flat blade) screwdriver under the >> chip (between the processor and the socket) then gently rotate the screw >> driver clockwise and countrr clockwise. you do not even need to turn it 90 >> degrees. Turning it between 10 and 30 degrees should work. >> >> I also use this technique to get chips out of a socket completely. I have >> never pulled a chip from a chip puller without bending leads ;) >> >> -joe >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/cb783458-7a03-4383-9480-fa725fbb9900%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
