Two different ZIF brands

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dessony
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Two different ZIF brands

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Hi,

Here are two different ZIF sockets.
Notice the pin designs. Compare them.
Notice the pin designs. Compare them.
3M brand.
3M brand.
The front side of sockets.<br />The black ZIF socket is an Aries brand.<br />The green ZIF socket is a 3M brand.
The front side of sockets.
The black ZIF socket is an Aries brand.
The green ZIF socket is a 3M brand.
Aries brand.
Aries brand.
The back side of sockets.
The back side of sockets.
Notice a machine-tooled socket near the ZIF socket within the two certain pictures. Observe the ZIF socket's size to the machine-tooled socket's size.

You can put an Aries ZIF socket on a machine-tooled socket with very little effort. You won't be able to put a 3M ZIF socket on a machine-tooled socket and will be frustrated.

There are two sizes of Aries ZIF sockets. One is big. The other is low-profile.

I hope this post helps reduce curiosity.

Regards,
DesSony
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