Unlocking.. Pencil Trick

[biassj]

hi, I was wondering if Pentel HI Polymer lead is good for the condutivity for L1 bridges.

[proze]

dude, just try it! if it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and you can try something else. i don't think the type/brand of lead really makes a big difference! :)

[xx]

Just a word of warning re: the pencil trick.
Don't trust it for 100% reliable results! The first time I used it I only got half the available multipliers. Re-did and all seemed ok for a while but then started to get boot-up problems especially when running a 133fsb.
I have now redone it with conductive paint and everything is perfect now. I guess using pencil you don't always get a reliable current flowing accross the L1 bridges and hence can get problems.
Also softer lead has less graphite and therefore should conduct better e.g. a B lead is softer than HB.

[proze]

xx (Mar 27, 2001 03:11 a.m.):
Just a word of warning re: the pencil trick.
Don't trust it for 100% reliable results! The first time I used it I only got half the available multipliers. Re-did and all seemed ok for a while but then started to get boot-up problems especially when running a 133fsb.
I have now redone it with conductive paint and everything is perfect now. I guess using pencil you don't always get a reliable current flowing accross the L1 bridges and hence can get problems.
Also softer lead has less graphite and therefore should conduct better e.g. a B lead is softer than HB.

errr, nope. you want more graphite. the graphite is the conductive part of the pencil 'lead'. i used hb pencils and have never had a problem, after a few months of pencil-tricking.

[xx]

Whatever... got it arse-about-face.
Anyway softer lead pencils should have less resistance, just don't trust it for a long term solution.
I've read loads of post where people have had problems. Only up until a couple of weeks ago I would have been saying lead pencil works great, until my system started to have problems booting.
I posted my problem here and another member suggested the L1 bridges and pencil was the problem, and sure enough it was.

[michaelkahl]

I used HB lead but they only lasted two weeks at a time at the most. No I'm using the highly conductive paint used for repairing rear window defrosters. I got .05FL OZ at autozone for $6. It works so thats what matters. I tested it on my Duron and then when it worked I put it on my Athlon. My Duron 600 is crusing just fine at 1050!!! :) The Athlon won't go over 1.01 but hey it still out performs the Duron at 1050. Conductive paint is the way to go. If you mess it up just scrape it off.