swelchy
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You sooooo right....I've learned so much from all you guys..
IC Sockets
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jessenator
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To repeat myself: the leaf sockets sold by Tayda are not the peak of quality. Buy the ones made by TE Connectivity from Mouser: 571-1-2199298-2
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swelchy
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swelchy
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Doubtful.... Your like 499 pedals in front of all of usI buy the cheap leaf sockets from Amazon. I guess I don't know how to build pedals.....
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dcfvgb
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I must be really bored today....I buy the cheap leaf sockets from Amazon. I guess I don't know how to build pedals.....
I actually looked into this, did some math (Canadian math, no taffif %, I hope it's not too confusing) buying 20 8dip leaf sockets at amazon/tayda/digikey/mouser/stompbox etc
because tayda has a min $5US (6.85CAD) order, I would have to buy 193 8dip sockets, so I crunched all the #'s and it is the cheapest for me at 19c 8dip socket. To get free shipping from digikey ($100) I would have to buy 670 8dip, = 14c
But tayda will sell me 670 of those for (more math) 7c
Now if I want to catch up to @MichaelW 's 499 I need to get into real bulk pricing hire ppl lease a building buy tooling train ppl hire an HR janitorial accounting/payroll insurance employee benefits ...
Even in Canadian math that's a whole lotta WTF it's not worth it.
I don't remember what this thread is about
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MichaelW
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I'm not following your math but the post is funny.....
dcfvgb
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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 digikey I can get free shipping, do more math comes out to 19c cad /part. Tayda 670 parts with shipping works out to 7c/ cad part. = 14c us and 5c usI'm not following your math but the post is funny.....
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It's metricI'm not following your math but the post is funny.....
pricklyrobot
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Yeah, just bend the legs square to the body and pop ‘em in. I’ve never had any problems 
I have however, when trying to pull a stubborn IC out of a socket, had the IC suddenly pop out, somehow flip around, and embed itself in my thumb to the point of drawing blood.
This has happened on two separate occasions…
I have however, when trying to pull a stubborn IC out of a socket, had the IC suddenly pop out, somehow flip around, and embed itself in my thumb to the point of drawing blood.
This has happened on two separate occasions…
swelchy
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same... I've done this several time getting them out..Yeah, just bend the legs square to the body and pop ‘em in. I’ve never had any problems
I have however, when trying to pull a stubborn IC out of a socket, had the IC suddenly pop out, somehow flip around, and embed itself in my thumb to the point of drawing blood.
I just assume you have to tweak the legs and oh lawdy I've buggered up my fair share of IC's trying to "do the right thing" but I'm thinking of all the zillions of IC's I've inserted I've only broken the legs off of a few and I'm so cheap I just soldered on cheaters. I think I might own an "IC inserter" but was too lazy to ever use it.
Tayda all the way. I've used machined ones but not really a fan because of the price and they seem less forgiving but I did feel slightly superior while soldering them in. As close as I'll get to that 1% take on life
Tayda all the way. I've used machined ones but not really a fan because of the price and they seem less forgiving but I did feel slightly superior while soldering them in. As close as I'll get to that 1% take on life
Aentons
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I was having issues with the Tayda leaf type all time and I got tired of tring to guess if it was the socket. I just solder them all directly now and haven't had an issue since. I bought a batch of 100 from Tayda years ago so it could be something with specific batches. I have never had an issue with the machine pin type.
jessenator
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Harmless memes aside, there is a marked difference between TE Connectivity and MiC varieties, mostly in the part of the spring that forms the lead you actually solder to the PCB. They are easily broken by a numpty like me.
And given the number of professional electronics I've opened up over the last thirty years, the presence of leaf spring sockets for integrated circuits in them leaves me feeling no shame for using them in my hobby stuff.
And given the number of professional electronics I've opened up over the last thirty years, the presence of leaf spring sockets for integrated circuits in them leaves me feeling no shame for using them in my hobby stuff.
Round leg-round hole
Squared/flat leg-square hole
Otherwise, square leg into round hole and flood with molten lead.
Or, use what you like. But as Jessenator alluded to, don't complain about 3 cent parts and equate them to higher quality ones.
You have a greater surface area mechanical bond with DIP8s in a leaflet style socket. It is electricly superior due to this. If you can't figure it out / cheap out that's on you, not the socket.
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Squared/flat leg-square hole
Otherwise, square leg into round hole and flood with molten lead.
Or, use what you like. But as Jessenator alluded to, don't complain about 3 cent parts and equate them to higher quality ones.
You have a greater surface area mechanical bond with DIP8s in a leaflet style socket. It is electricly superior due to this. If you can't figure it out / cheap out that's on you, not the socket.
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