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Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-31, 06:14

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I've contacted my credit card company tonight and after spending yet another 45 minutes on the phone, they have credited my account for the full amount (temporarily) pending their own investigation. We'll see what transpires... That is essentially what happened to me back in 2002. I don't know …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 23:41

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Artex, you may want to file a police report as well. I know it's a bit pain in the ass, but it worth it because in the end after when its all over you will get your money back. You sure the police would even take the report? I had a contractor who took my deposit and I never heard from him again. I …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 23:37

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From my understanding, the pin Artex attempted to solder back on was the pin which originally contained solder on it. No soldering was attempted at all. The soldered pin fell off in my hand and when I started removing pins from the donor 486 in advance (thinking I could do the work), that's when I …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 22:11

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If the CPU pins were straight, the CPU should just pull out of the socket with one's fingers. From my experience, CPUs which have sufficiently bent pins may require some prying to to remove, even from a ZIF. From my understanding, the pin Artex attempted to solder back on was the pin which …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 21:26

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I would also be pretty upset if I removed the CPU from the socket and pins were falling off. I agree that anyone who bought this auction would remove the CPU from the motherboard. It's not even so much about the money here...but more the ethical side of things. On the ethical side, I do wonder if …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 20:54

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@Feipoa: Great job! Were the loose pins actually in the socket or were they missing? I did not receive the motherboard from the auction, but Artex did mention that he thinks the pins are inside the CPU's ZIF socket. If you snap the cover off the ZIF socket, you should see them sitting in there. …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 20:47

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If any lesson can be learned from this, I would say to request multi-sided photographs of items you are willing to pay large amounts for. I can see why one wouldn't though - if you are hoping that the seller doesn't know the rarity of an item he/she has, then asking more questions and requesting …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 18:57

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The other remote possibility is that customs opened it, pulled out the CPU and dropped it, then put it back in. I think they are supposed to leave a note saying it was opened by customs though. Not sure of the procedure in the USA. One thing is certain is that nobody grew rust and oxidation on the …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 04:23

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Ideally, you want to find a PGA which is has, both, male and female as gold. Unfortunately, my gold/gold PGA168's are all in use. gold/gold PGA132 and PGA168 have become extremely difficult to source NOS. Sometimes, photos online of the PGA's have a shine which looks like it could be gold, but it is …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 02:03

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Time is scarce with a 2-year old running around and an 8-5 job, but I do plan on contacting eBay as I feel I'm 100% 'in the right' on this. I had so much more time with just one. It is hard to imagine all the free time you really have with one when you have just one. When I had one, I thought I had …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 01:59

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I once ended up selling a dozen or so M1s because the pins rotted, scrape the gold electroplate and the iron underneath will eventually rust allowing the pins to weak and one day break. Glad that the cpu works but I strongly feel that you still deserve a refund given all the trouble this caused. …

Re: My Cyrix 5x86 133/4x Story: A VOGONS lifeline - Feipoa

Posted on 2018-01-30, 01:57

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What kind of iron and materials (solder, flux, etc.) did you use and what temperature did you run it at? Weller WESD51 iron, with ETS and ETH tips. Iron temperature varied between 650 and 710 F, depending on how much thermal sink the solder pad was connected to. One pin, in particular, was stubborn …

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