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Ascii2

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• Jul 12, 2007

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Where may a PLCC programing device be cheeply acquired?

Also, where may PLCC extractors (extractor tool for square-shaped FlashROM chips in socket) be cheaply acquired? (Cheapest I found at time of this post is like $12 USD at Radio Shack)

EDIT: DIP chip (long Flash ROM chips) compatibility would be nice but not necessary.

 

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darkcow

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• Jul 12, 2007

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i used a very small flat head screw driver, and i mean very very small. like when you buy a set of "small" screwdrivers" and i used the smallest one. works great, better than a paper clip.

(its a very cheap solution)

 

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• Jul 12, 2007

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I used a paper clip to remove mine. Worked surprisingly well.

 

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Ascii2 said:

EDIT: DIP chip (long Flash ROM chips) compatibility would be nice but not necessary.

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A flat-tipped screwdriver works well for DIPs, easing up each side until it comes out. Or even a butter knife in a pinch works.

 

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benbaked said:

A flat-tipped screwdriver works well for DIPs, easing up each side until it comes out. Or even a butter knife in a pinch works.

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I have in the past used detal floss; it works quite well to evenly pull out the chip.

 

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• Jul 13, 2007

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Radio Shack. $10. It does make extraction really easy. Good control. I've used other improvised ways that worked too and, in fact, I had some difficulty having the extractor fit in the corner slots but after a little wiggling it fit in just fine.