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Socket to Me?
09-27-2021, 11:21 PM
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(09-27-2021 07:46 PM)toml_12953 Wrote:  
(09-27-2021 07:43 PM)Garth Wilson Wrote:  Soldering heat will not damage the chips. I've seen chips actually running (not just in storage) at over 350°C (662°F), as I was looking at the actual bare die (ie, the actual silicon chip inside the IC) with an infrared microscope. I don't know how much over 350°C, because I was not allowed to get calibration data beyond that. They would not have lasted long going that hot, but it did not suddenly destroy them. The die will definitely not get anywhere near that hot when you solder one pin at a time by hand. When ICs are soldered by machine, whether wave-soldered, IR, whatever, the whole thing gets well above the melting point of the solder all at once, ie, all pins and the body too. I've been responsible for millions of ICs in our company over the years, and have never seen one fail from soldering heat.

Whether or not I use sockets in personal projects depends on several factors.

Hey, that's good to know! I won't worry about it then. Thanks for the reply.

More likely to damage the circuit board with excess heat.

cheers

Tony
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Socket to Me? - toml_12953 - 09-27-2021, 11:15 AM
RE: Socket to Me? - BillBee - 09-27-2021, 12:55 PM
RE: Socket to Me? - DA74254 - 09-27-2021, 04:19 PM
RE: Socket to Me? - Garth Wilson - 09-27-2021, 07:43 PM
RE: Socket to Me? - toml_12953 - 09-27-2021, 07:46 PM
RE: Socket to Me? - teenix - 09-27-2021 11:21 PM
RE: Socket to Me? - jjohnson873 - 09-28-2021, 12:29 AM
RE: Socket to Me? - Garth Wilson - 09-28-2021, 04:32 AM
RE: Socket to Me? - teenix - 09-28-2021, 04:54 AM
RE: Socket to Me? - Jim Horn - 09-27-2021, 07:55 PM
RE: Socket to Me? - Craig Bladow - 09-28-2021, 01:00 AM
RE: Socket to Me? - teenix - 09-28-2021, 01:29 AM



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