So I got the Uno4Kemper - and immediately bent the prongs upon insertion! I've ordered a second Eprom. Can anyone give this electronically challenged clutz advice on not destroying the prongs??
Eprom challenged - am I the only electronic clutz here?
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prsgary -
July 23, 2014 at 11:55 PM -
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Um... be careful about it? I found getting the original chip out much harder than putting the new one in.
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Put one side in. Be careful.
Take a credit card, line it up against the side not yet inserted, squeeze very gently until it fits in the socket.If you haven't broken anything, you can straighten the prongs back.
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I like the credit card idea, will try that. Thanks guys!!
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I also immediately bent the prongs when I tried to fit my brand new EPROM in.
I just bent them back and managed to fit it in, and it works perfectly (and hasn't failed me since I got it, dunno, 6-10 months ago) -
Just know you are not alone
I bent mine as well but was able to straighten them out well enough to get them in the socket.
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Happened to me once - back in the days - when I was still messin' with PCs and I had to take the Eprom out to flash a new Firmware onto it.
You are definitely not alone. I bet everybody has killed one at some point in his career. -
I think the safest is to use IC puller/inserter that some electronic technicians or computer repair shops have. By hand is really a bit difficult but not impossible, in my case I used a ruler.