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put a cable tie round the socket @exxos that'll hold it in place and probably work forever and a day.

PhilC wrote: 03 Jul 2023 16:11 put a cable tie round the socket @exxos that'll hold it in place and probably work forever and a day.

Doesn't it need to appear to be a bodge wire to satisfy the @exxos ethos?
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JezC wrote: 03 Jul 2023 16:30 Doesn't it need to appear to be a bodge wire to satisfy the @exxos ethos?

I already have a bodge wire planned for future updates ;)

@JezC I guess you could melt a bodge wire into the crack and fix it that way?

Hot glue stick guns are the tool for some of us :lol:

It would need pvc cerment to glue it. But it would end up on the contacts and bugger it totally then. So I don't think glue is a good idea.

Though I may keep that board as I still need a test rig to test CPUs somehow yet. So I may end up removing a socket anyway.

exxos wrote: 03 Jul 2023 12:53 Shipping may be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances :roll:

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They can be usefull when trained. Here's mine changing simm sockets on a STE

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The DFB1X has arrived safely.

I was rather disappointed.. there was no cat in the box. :lol:

Sadly I'm going to have to give this batch a miss. Won't bore with the details but our work has put us in notice that there could be layoffs.

So unfortunately I need to be sensible and save my money until work is sorted.