[Coco] Tandy Assembly Exhibit: CocoMEM

[Arthur Flexser]

I removed my GIME successfully several times with a small screwdriver for
the purpose of cleaning its contacts, carefully alternating the two
diagonal corners and being very very careful not to apply very much
pressure.  But now that the GIME sockets have had several decades more to
become brittle, I'd never consider it today.

Art

On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 5:55 PM, rcrislip <rcrislip at neo.rr.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Oct 2017 23:18:12 -0700
> Richard Goedeken <Richard at fascinationsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> > It's not a big deal if you get a PLCC puller tool. It looks like it
> > can be done with just a small screwdriver, but it's easy to crack the
> > socket applying leverage in this way. I don't know how strong the
> > PLCC socket for the GIME in the Coco 3 is (I don't think I've ever
> > broken one), or how tightly the chip fits in the socket, but I've
> > broken the socket on other boards while trying to remove the chip
> > without the proper tool.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> > On 10/04/2017 10:42 PM, Sean wrote:
> > > Sounds awesome but somewhat scary... I don't know if I'd ever be
> > > comfortable removing/re-seating the GIME!
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> Yeah, I did that (the screw driver technique) when I removed a PLCC
> from my Amiga. It pop out and I caught it mid-air. When I related my
> story to others, they ALL had a heart attack and informed me of how
> lucky I was. I bought the PLCC puller and it worked flawlessly. Never
> lost another friend to heart attacks for that reason. 8-)
>
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