How to fix the Socket-A Lever issue? \ VOGONS

How to fix the Socket-A Lever issue?

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First post, by ayandon

Posted on 2024-04-05, 07:28

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Friends,

My Socket-A's Lever is not locking.
Not exactly broken, just wear and tear thing.....

Pls watch this video -
https://youtu.be/ptkpf0ZSPOM

Pls suggest any hack to fix this issue.

Regards.

I want to restore my late father's 1st ever computer IBM ET&T PC-XT that he gifted me.
Hope you will be kind enough to guide and support me to restore his loving memory.

Reply 1 of 3, by dominusprog

Posted on 2024-04-12, 14:50

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It seems that the plastic part which secures the lever is broken. You can make one with double epoxy, apply a small dot with a match.

https://www.amazon.com/PC-Products-16619-PC-S … ps%2C418&sr=8-3

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Reply 2 of 3, by BitWrangler

Posted on 2024-04-12, 15:09

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There are some solder down clips, for custom edge connectors and such, contacts... I am thinking if you've got ground plane right beside the socket you could cut pin off and surface solder something like that right next to it to mash the lever into.

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Reply 3 of 3, by ayandon

Posted on 2024-04-21, 08:23

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dominusprog wrote on 2024-04-12, 14:50:

It seems that the plastic part which secures the lever is broken. You can make one with double epoxy, apply a small dot with a match.

https://www.amazon.com/PC-Products-16619-PC-S … ps%2C418&sr=8-3

Thank you for the guide.
I fixed the issue.

I want to restore my late father's 1st ever computer IBM ET&T PC-XT that he gifted me.
Hope you will be kind enough to guide and support me to restore his loving memory.

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