IC socket trade.

[mikebike]

I got a bunch of ic sockets, 18 pin. (Qty 40, these are nice NOS texas instrument jobs)

i dont really nead the 18s but i do need an assortment for my soundlab.

14s, 16s, (3 or 4 of each) and  8s (i need 20)

we can do and equal trade of i can live with out the lot if you have what i need.

email is better for me, but we can pm here, mikebikecushing - at - g mail dot com

[mikebike]

mo pics

[expanoncolin]

You don't need to trade - just cut them to size!  I actually normally buy 28 pin sockets, and cut them to the size(s) needed.  Just take your wire cutters and squeeze them on the socket on either side... eg if you need 2 8 pins you could do something like

Code:

0-0-0-0-X-0-0-0-0
|                        |
0-0-0-0-X-0-0-0-0

Cut where the X's are.  Hope that makes sense.  Maybe I should post about it on the blog.

-Colin

[mikebike]

yeah, ive tried this with radio shack sockets before, with varying degrees if sucess, usuall they snap though.

these are much hardier though so they might work out a bit better

[velbright]

Aren't wire cutters a bit brutal in this context? Surely a stanley knife would make more sense?

[expanoncolin]

Aren't wire cutters a bit brutal in this context? Surely a stanley knife would make more sense?

Either will work well.

-Colin

[velbright]

Fair enough.

[velbright]

Have either of you tried the ones where it is just a long strip of about 32, and you cut it to size? I had very little success with them.

[expanoncolin]

Yes, I think so - what's the issue?  You can also try a hobby saw if the knife/cutters are destroying it.

-Colin