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sigh... the internet had such potential... @Strat68 use what works for you

Sounds like trying to justify a loose fit....

April has come again and almost gone, as usual life gets more and more crazy it feels like. With so many irons in the fire, surprise...

It's not the size of the socket, it's how you use it.

Harmless memes aside, there is a marked difference between TE Connectivity and MiC varieties, mostly in the part of the spring that...

4 for machine vs 13 for leaf / IDC. Things are heating up! Good time to go make popcorn before the next set of posts. Taking bets on...

It's metric

The math is real, though approx, a lot of currency conversions, bulk pricing benefits and shipping. If I spent $100 cad for 670 parts at...

I must be really bored today.... I actually looked into this, did some math (Canadian math, no taffif %, I hope it's not too...

I buy the cheap leaf sockets from Amazon. I guess I don't know how to build pedals..... :p

I use leaf-type as well. Almost every "socket issue" I've ever had involved a machined type. Transistor sockets are machined and they...

Wait…am I the only one that has NEVER had an issue with leaf sockets? Well I sat on one once but will consider that a separate issue.

For leaflet sockets, you have to bend the legs at a clean 90 degrees. Once that's done, I have no trouble with them. Or just solder the ICs

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