Bummer...
Ace-a-Rue said:
Hey Doctor, I have a big question for you about this non-soldering voltage mod.
I just read in another post that the link you provided to buy the SMD Grabber is to large to clip on the leg. He said he purchased them and found out that way. He also said that Radio Shack had smaller SMD grabbers, but it doesn't work nearly as good as the old soldering trick.
My question to you did you actually purchase the grabbers from the link you provided and then use the grabber? Or, did you just solder?
I had a couple of them left over from an old Mac overclocking adventure. They were provided by the manufacturer of the mod. I decided that they were perfect for fitting on the voltage regulator legs on my Ak31 Rev2. They also fit perfectly on the Rev3.1 because it's the same.
Since I kept reading about the horror stories of other peeps burning up IC's, pulling legs off, etc, I decided to find out where to buy these things. The ones I am using say "Pomona Grabber" on them. After searching on the net, I found then online from the link I provided, and they appear
exactly the same as the ones I have. Because of that, I assume they
are the same.
The problem in purchasing them from that company, is you need to purchase a minimum of $20.00 worth of stuff from them. Monday.
I should have them today.
I'm bumming, Big Time now because mine were not sourced from originally from that site, but by looking at the picture on the link, they are
identical to the ones I have.
There are also IC chips out there that have
much smaller legs on them than the HIP6301, thats on my mobo. as well as many others. It's possible that the IC chip the other person is trying to use them on is one of the smaller ones.
I have some of the ones from Radio Shack, but they don't grab as well as the ones I'm using. It's really easy for them to move, and short out to the adjacent leg on the IC.
I will post my findings as soon as I recieve mine, and if they are the same.
Doctor