Re: Need to know--how to pull 30-pin simms in ss1, ipc

Article View: comp.sys.sun.hardware

Article #3325

Back to comp.sys.sun.hardware Previous Next

#3325

From: Marc Vaisset
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 00:00

24 lines
1665 bytes

In article <4p07u4$9nu@godzilla.zeta.org.au> craig@zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:

> >What's the best way of pulling 30-pin simms out of 
> >IPCs or SS1s?  I don't have the extraction tool that's
> >shown in the Answerbook for doing this.  I've also tried
> >contacting a few electronics stores here in Dallas -- none
> >of them ever heard of an extraction tool for 30-pin simms.
> 
> I have two alternative tools for extracting SIMM's. One is a sheetmetal
> scribing tool which has a 90 degree bend at one end. Insert the tip in the
> hole in the SIMM's PCB, and use the bend to provide leverage against the
> plastic of the socket. Do this at both ends and voila! One removed SIMM! 
> 

I do the same for a couple of years and I'm still alive. My tool is
the little key to drive screws on the old SUN triple Europe VME
boards. I think it's the unique safe way to remove these SIMMS.

Regards

	marc
-- 
Marc Vaisset (Marc.Vaisset@laas.fr)

Technical Details

Message-ID: <yd5ybm2bqc0.fsf@corto.laas.fr>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References: <4ouuf7$45d@mksrv1.dseg.ti.com> <4p07u4$9nu@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f4671,3165e6665f7140e6
X-Google-Attributes: gidf4671,public
X-Google-Thread: 1070f0,3165e6665f7140e6
X-Google-Attributes: gid1070f0,public
X-Google-Thread: 10d053,433f2b4b62b7a5c1
X-Google-Attributes: gid10d053,public
From: marc@corto.laas.fr (Marc Vaisset)
Subject: Re: Need to know--how to pull 30-pin simms in ss1, ipc
Date: 1996/06/05
Message-ID: <yd5ybm2bqc0.fsf@corto.laas.fr>
X-Deja-AN: 158559538
sender: marc@corto.laas.fr
references: <4ouuf7$45d@mksrv1.dseg.ti.com> <4p07u4$9nu@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
organization: LAAS-CNRS Toulouse, France
newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.admin,aus.computers.sun

Reply to Parent Message