Cheap Universal Zif Socket
Hi
I am looking for cheap (but good quality) Universal Zif socket for my projects. Any sockets I found are very very expensive. Can anyone give a reference to some Cheap Zif sockets please?
Thanks in advance
Where do you live? What do you consider cheap. The Chinese 3M knockoffs are cheap in every way. They sell them in Downtown Toronto on College St.
Try this from Malaysia. But I don't need it with icsp.
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Try ebay, but be careful, it you buy trash, it won't be very good.
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I believe this is cheaper?
Cheap Zif Sockets on Ebay
HiOriginally Posted by passionmcu
If you are lokking for cheap(but quality) Zif sockets within UK then check this product on Ebay 40 Pin Universal ZIF Socket for 6 to 40 pin DIP ICs on eBay (end time 05-Sep-09 11:21:34 BST)
How do you know it's good quality?
I bought one that looks like that off eBay and I wasn't overly impressed.
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Likewise, the lever mechanism on some 20 pin ones I bought was sloppy and falls out. They were marked 3M TFXtool rather then 'Textool'
An alternative to a genuine 3M ZIF socket are the ones manufactured by Aries and they are generally quite a bit cheaper cost wise than a similar 3M part. Aries Electronics DIP and Zero-Insertion-Force (ZIF) Test Sockets
Pete
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The Aries are nice. The 3M knockoffs are pretty sloppy but they are cheap.
Most modern CPUs use ICP so ZIFs aren't as in demand.
Buy the one I liinked. They are genuine and "cheap". I got some TEXTMATE or something off EBAY and the damn pins were all out of alignment!
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