Seriously, what did I do to deserve these challenges installing a ZIF socket? The reason you would want a Zero Insertion Force is when you expect to insert and remove a lot of ICs as in a test setup (what I'm doing). Or do you have an old IC, one with fragile pins that you do not want to risk damaging? A ZIF will allow the IC to literally fall into place without needing force to press the legs into a socket, and the chip will not be subjected to the heat of soldering. This is an impromptu video I recorded when I realized how difficult the fit can be in some PC boards. The ZIF went into my Color Computer 2 that will be used for testing CocoDV circuit boards. This will avoid bent pins and prevent wear and tear on the test hardware in the long run.
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A ZIF Socket seemed perfect at first... then a pit of despair... and then finally awesome.
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