Alternative pin headers

[linker3000]

Thanks for developing and publishing this project.

Round pin headers might be a better bet than the square ones. The pins are shorter and more gentle on the socket contacts.

These headers are used frequently on vintage computer plug-ins, for example the SIDKick Pico.

Example:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001122376295.html

[derekfountain]

I use dual wipe sockets on my Spectrum projects because original 1980s chips fit into them, whereas those old chips don't fit into turned pin sockets very well.

[derekfountain]

I should probably also add here that the grinding of the pins to the correct length is totally unnecessary, as pointed out in this post at Spectrum Computing.