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A low profile socketing method

An easy method for low profile socketing with standard 24 pin wide socket. Posted by atlantesque.

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Published October 17, 2021
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An easy method for low profile socketing with 24 pin wide DIP socket. On the PCB:

I'm waiting for a second revision to arrive, once I'll check that everything works I'll be open-sourcing this PCB holder – atlantesque.

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Published on Sun 17th Oct 2021. Featured in KBD #48 (source).

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