custom/home made gadgets, etc.

[KeriJane]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

Is there a special tool to remove those ~!@#$%^ Intel push-pins in Socket 478 brackets?

Dell uses these to secure the board to their removable metal tray.
They are a serious bitch to disconnect.

Hi Bgavin

The easiest way to remove the Pins of Pain is to merely push them through from underneath.

Otherwise, you're left with trying to pry them up from above which is, well, a pain. You might want to modify a really small screwdriver by bending the tip 90°. You probably want to heat the tip first on your stove so it will bend instead of break off.

Omg! S478..... Don't see too many of those anymore.... except to upgrade.

Keri

[ratdude747]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

never seen such pins

all my socket 478 and 775 uses screws

[bgavin]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

Is there a special tool to remove those ~!@#$%^ Intel push-pins in Socket 478 brackets?

Dell uses these to secure the board to their removable metal tray.
They are a serious bitch to disconnect.

[ratdude747]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

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[KeriJane]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

Well, this was already in the Test Equipment section but I made a home-made gadget....

The KeriProductions ATX338 Load Tester for ATX Power Supplies.

It provides a convenient set of fan-cooled resistors to load up a PSU while providing voltage readings and scope outputs. The total load is roughly 338 watts which is enough to cause most PSUs to ramp up the fan speed and more than enough to kill a cheap PSU.

It works exactly as intended and is a great help for checking Power Supplies.

The prototype has digital voltmeters. I'm working on an analog version that uses Analog meters and maybe silkscreened markings instead of a stick-on Inkjet label.

It's not too bad for someone that isn't all that great at electronics, is it?

Keri

PS. Thanks to all here for the great advice on how to build and use it, especially Oklahoma Wolf.

PPS. Oh! I once made a special pliers thing out of a pair of Vise Grips. Well, I did have someone weld it for me but it was my idea. No pics though.

[lucky13]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

Cool.

I was lazy so I bought one of the el-cheapo tester off ebay. I might fifure out a way to add a switch like you have to do on/off on the p/s good line.

[ratdude747]

Re: custom/home made gadgets, etc.

to start, this is a modified 20 to 20+4 atx adapter. i added an on/off swiche between green and ground, making it so you can test ps voltages/fans/other devices without a motherboard.

obviously, it works with 20+4, but also regular 20 (line up green wires)

[ratdude747]

post anything you have made/modified that could be considered a tool or gadget

note- goldfinger-deviced athlons don't count (not original )

please post pics