Silly me! I must be getting old, I still think chips are in dip packages. -joe On May 6, 2016 5:32 PM, "Quincy" <qui...@besiex.org> wrote:
> 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 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/cb783458-7a03-4383-9480-fa725fbb9900%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAE%2BVk6OdkGC6D2RJjxHNz56Fv%2B-sswk1%3DoCzWMTH7%2B97%2BryMLQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
