DIY 68060 Socket
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:32 am
Here's an idea for all you thrifty Motorola lovers out there!
Looking for a fitting receptacle to mount that Genuine Revision6 68060 processor you ordered from China; but turned out to be a burnt out EC?
Tired of throwing away those gold pin header dog ends that you clipped off the end of your newly built TF536 relocators?
Want to recreate the look and feel of a pack of John Player Special King Size from the 1980s?..... Then read on!
Next time you're ordering a fabulous new prototype from JLCPCB why not avail yourself of their generous "Add new item" feature to combine postage and receive some of these fine socket bases shown unfinished below!
Pros:
You receive an attractive bespoke PGA 206 socket that you proudly built yourself.
You find a use for those female round header off-cuts.
If you build two or more you "might" save some money.
Cons:
You will require a large press of vice to press fit the lip of the pins.
Recovering 206 pins from the round header off cuts is tedious.
Construction is tedious.
JLCPCB drill tolerances meant that the 1.35mm pins might not fit the board you receive.
Your time could be better spent doing almost any other activity.....
If anyone else is foolish enough to want the Kicad project files then let me know and I upload them somewhere.
Looking for a fitting receptacle to mount that Genuine Revision6 68060 processor you ordered from China; but turned out to be a burnt out EC?
Tired of throwing away those gold pin header dog ends that you clipped off the end of your newly built TF536 relocators?
Want to recreate the look and feel of a pack of John Player Special King Size from the 1980s?..... Then read on!
Next time you're ordering a fabulous new prototype from JLCPCB why not avail yourself of their generous "Add new item" feature to combine postage and receive some of these fine socket bases shown unfinished below!
Pros:
You receive an attractive bespoke PGA 206 socket that you proudly built yourself.
You find a use for those female round header off-cuts.
If you build two or more you "might" save some money.
Cons:
You will require a large press of vice to press fit the lip of the pins.
Recovering 206 pins from the round header off cuts is tedious.
Construction is tedious.
JLCPCB drill tolerances meant that the 1.35mm pins might not fit the board you receive.
Your time could be better spent doing almost any other activity.....
If anyone else is foolish enough to want the Kicad project files then let me know and I upload them somewhere.