The clip holds the reset line low (for example) and overdrives the signals. It's made specifically for the cases where the CPU is not socketed. It's documented in one of the Fluke Troubleshooter documents. I don't have the document handy right now, but it should be in the PDFs folder under Fluke. I was reading it last night (good timing) and I know that I'm going to have to deal with soldered CPUs. 
 
JB
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: Rodger Boots
To: techtoolslist@flippers.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: Chip clip adapter for 9000

Since the whole point of using the pod is to REPLACE the CPU I would think the CPU would have to come off the board.  Or have I missed the point?


James Bright wrote:
 
Are the clip adapters for the 9000 series pods still around? If I remember correctly, Gottlieb soldered in the CPUs in the sys80 CPU boards. I'm going to start working on some in the next few weeks. Just wondering how hard they are to find and if people have used them with any success. I suppose I could desolder the CPU, but if it's working, I'd rather not.
 
JB
 
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