hope you're all good and the fires haven't affected you. I read/hear now that even those who aren't affected, are having problems with air quality due to the smoke? Yes thanks, Canberra's safe for the time being. For a few days we had the highest air pollution in the world (I measured the sun's bri...

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Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:48 am

Try buying 100 of them each time like I have to

Ummm, I might pass...

I agree with you @terriblefire. But I can understand a lot of people can't easily solder them on.

G'day fellow Strayan! I'm over in the smoky part.

Thanks for that @kodak80, that's much more like what I expected for an old-style EEPROM.

I never cease to be amazed that you can buy 32GB of flash for $10 and yet a chip with less than a meg on it can be the same price or more.

Thanks @PaulJ. Gosh they're not cheap for a OTP, are they

Here's an alternative supplier (australian) for simm sockets. They sit at a 25-degree angle so should fit under the keyboard, I think . https://www.x-on.com.au/DetailsPage/TEConnectivity/5821950-7/?ID=GixT2oQspF/v4tYIwQr+cQ==&SID=VAhXDIvvCo4SrdHAoYQEjg== Their price is 7 GBP per unit in 1s, so compa...

Quick question, what is the ROM part? Does the H4 use a "44-pin JLCC JEDEC" compatible pinout?

Back at my old workplace we used to wash 'em in a sink full of hot soapy water and a dish brush, then dry them off with a blast of compressed nitrogen. I hear some people put their boards in the dishwasher, although I wouldn't recommend it!

Worth a shot!