On 2015-12-25 22:29, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 12/25/2015 01:10 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
OK, I misunderstood you. No, I have never seen one of those that was
not a turned pin type.
TI also sold some wire-wrap sockets (gold-plated to their credit) with
"forked" type contacts which were welded(?) to the wrap posts. They
had the annoying habit of separating the post from the contact fork if
stressed too much. Made for some frustrating debugging.
I learned my lesson early on--use Augat sockets. Your time is worth
more than the expense.
--Chuck
I also used a number of those in the beginning of my career, before I
knew better. They were truly awful. IIRC they would also lose spring
tension, causing disconnections. The gold plating was a complete waste
of money. I got some with some wirewrap equipment I bought from an
online auction a while ago. I am debating whether to throw them away or
to keep them as exhibits of remarkable crappiness.
Jonas
