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From: toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Sick GS
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.015058.19484@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 5 Nov 90 01:50:58 GMT
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Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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heh heh... you had the flip side of loose chips; you had a 'loose socket'.

two years ago, when I still had only my trusty ][+, I shipped it to college.
upon arrival, I observed a problem much like yours, except it was the
character ROM that was 'loose' and twisting it fixed things. In order to make
the fix permanent we had to take a small flathead precision screwdriver and
slowly work the socket off of the board so we could get at all the pins that
were part of the socket itself. we pushed each one out so it would press harder
against the chip and put the socket back over them. I haven't had the same
problem since.

be really careful if you try it yourself, it is really easy to toast a few of
the socket's pins if you are too forceful.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu