helpful tip

[kim@fedi.social]

@futurebird@sauropods.win @gloriouscow@oldbytes.space My usual trick is to carefully pay attention to the notch/dot to ensure that doesn't happen, oblivious to Past Me having failed to be as rigorous when installing the socket. ‍️

[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]

@gloriouscow Oof, you're not kidding. I missed it even in the illustration here clearly showing it...

[gloriouscow@oldbytes.space]

@adorfer

it is a scan from a manual

[t36s@social.ordinal.garden]

@gloriouscow [chuckles]

[tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org]

@gloriouscow

Oh its ok, that's why there's so many pins.

[mousey@mastodon.seattlematrix.org]

@gloriouscow I felt physical pain seeing this.

[gloriouscow@oldbytes.space]

@mousey

you're welcome

[truh@shark.community]

@gloriouscow I just know these things demand a blood sacrifice. Poking your finger, ideally under the finger nails or something.

[0x7700e6@mastodon.catgirl.cloud]

@gloriouscow the pin that is fourth from the right, bent outwards: the socket does not have a hole for that pin
the chip installation was doomed to be incorrect

[commanderred@chaos.social]

@gloriouscow that hurts to look at

[loganer@mastodon.social]

@gloriouscow depends, if you want to alter the functionality of the chip this might be correct.

[flesh@transfem.social]

@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space Please CW your gore posts.

[mander@corteximplant.net]

@gloriouscow so thats why my stuff won't work

[deltawye@tiggi.es]

@gloriouscow reminds me of the WOM (write-only memory) data sheet chart of “NUMBER OF INSERTIONS” versus “NUMBER OF INTACT PINS REMAINING”

[leckse@social.leckse.net]

@adorfer @gloriouscow I’m pretty sure you should.

The indent on the IC should align with on the DIP socket.

[orva@social.orva.fi]

@gloriouscow Nice illustration but it misses some important details. Mainly, which are the pins that should be bent for correct installation

[galactichero@mindly.social]

@gloriouscow I’ve been there. Oh yes, I’ve been there #DIP

[ciatmusings@raru.re]

@gloriouscow ouch

[delilahtech@tech.lgbt]

@kim
This

Also, solder bridges
@futurebird @gloriouscow

[gloriouscow@oldbytes.space]

OKAY EVERYBODY

since you all liked this post so much and you've all waited so patiently...

Behold.

RAZOR1911-DIP-16-PROPER.RAR