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Re: ZipGSx Upgrade Questions (I've read the FAQ's)
Wayne Stewart writes ...
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> Rubywand wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Based upon Wayne's information and the info quoted from David, it looks
> > like the recommendation is valid. Replacing the 74F00 with a socket (for
> > plugging in the 74HC00) seems like a good idea.
>
> It 's probably of no importance but when I've removed the 74F00, I've put
> in a high quality machine pin socket. Figure at least this way there's no
> chance of me soldering in a faulty chip.
>
....
Soldering in a good quality socket is a very good idea. (Should the
board be powered up and not work, you know the first suspect would be a
_soldered_ _in_ 74HC00. Being able to swap experimental stuff in/out will
save a lot of hassle.)
Rubywand