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Offline Blood-manTopic starter

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Microcompiller socket
« on: August 07, 2009, 06:56:03 PM »
I have a problem with my socket. I ordered it from Digikey for AtMega8 for my $50 robot. It's the same socket as shown in the tutorial. So when I was making my robot, my AtMega8 didn't fit into socket. It was just like 1mm  wider than socket. So I used a brutal force, I was about to rip one lag off. So when I got it, it wasn't good. It was easy fall off. When I'm programming I got to hold the microcompiller. After that I got to hold it when the robot running, because if I don't only one wheel will rotate. Can I solder it in? Is there any other ways how can I make it to stay in place?
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 07:02:31 PM »
yes, you can solder the chip directly into the board, the socket is just there incase you fry/break the microcontroller so you don't have to desolder anything.
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 09:11:33 PM »
you also need to be careful when you solder it.  you can burn up a chip while soldering it if it gets too hot, i've never heard of anyone actually doing it though :P
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2009, 12:17:28 AM »
Quote from: wil.hamilton on August 07, 2009, 09:11:33 PM
i've never heard of anyone actually doing it though :P
what!?! ive heard of tonnes of people who have fried their chip from bad soldering...
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2009, 07:50:52 AM »
another reason for the socket is so that you can use the same chip for more than one robot ;D
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2009, 07:40:10 AM »
Quote from: Joker94 on August 08, 2009, 07:50:52 AM
another reason for the socket is so that you can use the same chip for more than one robot ;D

thats more of a pain than its worth imo.

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Quote from: wil.hamilton on August 07, 2009, 09:11:33 PM
i've never heard of anyone actually doing it though :P
what!?! ive heard of tonnes of people who have fried their chip from bad soldering...
people i know seem to fry things installing them backwards or giving them too much current/voltage, not soldering lol
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2009, 03:26:08 PM »
but still, my friend that im teaching electronics to, kept holding the soldering iron on there for too long..
soldering N008 :P but everyone was once a noob ;D
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2009, 02:26:35 AM »
Quote from: SmAsH on August 09, 2009, 03:26:08 PM
but everyone was once a noob ;D

you got that smash

and over heating is a common with noob soldering

and is common way of destroying a chip :D
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Re: Microcompiller socket
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2009, 07:21:36 AM »
i also don't solder many chips.  having good soldering equipment helps too.  having a nice iron that heats well makes soldering easier.  i remember starting out using an iron that would never get hot enough, nothing but cold solder joints
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