I have put 2 photos on a web server
http://www.prodigi.ch/adaptor/plccdil.jpg
and
http://www.prodigi.ch/adaptor/plcczif.jpg
The plccdil picture shows the adaptor from PLCC to DIL32, with one of the 32-PIN ZIF sockets I bought plugged into the top of it.
The 2nd image is the PLCC ZIF socket - incedentally, it does not show in the picture, but at the bottom it has 32 pins sticking out IN a DIL arrangement which can plug into an EPROM programmer (well into a DIL ZIF socket actually).
Hamish Guthrie wrote:
There is a large mall in Taipei somewhere (my Taiwanese friend knows where), and I went there to have a look around and I just happend to see these adapters, and I was blown away by their prices - if I remember correctly, the PLCC->DIL adapter was about US$5 and the DIL->ZIF PLCC was about $12 - I also picked up about 6 regular DIL32 ZIF sockets for $3 each. I had previously bought these sort of things from emulation and the like, and as you say, their prices are crazy. I have sent an e-mail to my friend in Taipei, and will see what he comes back with.
Richard Smith wrote:
and that has a special ZIF PLCC socket. I can try to see if a friend of mine in Taipei can find more of these - I recall paying just a few dollars for both adapters, and they have proved invaluable.
Just a couple of dollars? Wow! Thats awesome. emulation.com normally has stuff like that for a hundred plus dollars. If you find some I'll buy a few.