SOIC to DIL Adaptor Part III

OK, I admit I did a boo-boo here. I should have used the proper pins for the adaptor. This is what happens when you make critical decisions at midnight. The problem was that the legs were too thin and so, when I am not too careful, I would topple it when I insert or removing the chip. And so, this would weaken the legs since I have to gently bend them back again and again.

Knowing these pins are fragile, its a matter of time before they break altogether. Luckily, I had the rare opportunity to find a nice parking spot, near enough for me to run to the shops to get the proper connectors. "PC Headers", they call it.

This is what happens when you forget to use both
hands to release the IC chip. The adaptor would
topple and bend the legs.

And as you can see, the legs are very very thin and
if I re-bend them too often, it will break. To solder
them again, it would take a lot of hard work since
the legs cannot be soldered in a single piece; you'd
need them in rows since the heat of the soldering
iron would melt the black plastic holding all the legs
together. In short, you would need to redo the whole
circuit board. And so unsolder the green ZIF socket
is also not easy as well. Sigh.

These are the wrong pins (legs) I used on the left
unless I want them on those round IC sockets. So,
I need to use the PC headers on the right.

There. One new circuit board and a ZIF socket
desoldering job later, I can solder the new pins
in. This time, I know for sure, they will last

No more skinny legs!