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I have one of those GQ-4X programmers from MCU Mall with the 16 bit adapter. Thus far I have gotten spotty performance with the programmer, until today. I was looking at the 16 bit adapter and noticed that the ZIF socket was looking worn out. I have only had the adapter a couple months and it hasn't been used that much (cheap Chinese ZIF socket).
So today, I stopped by a local electronics shop and got a nicer 3M brand ZIF socket and put it on the adapter and so far it is working great. It is working much more reliably with chips that previously game me problems. Hopefully my luck will hold out. Also, Instead of soldering the new ZIF directly to the board, I soldered a regular 40 pin dip socket to the adapter and then put the zif socket on top of that. Sorry for rambling on, but I had to get that out.
So today, I stopped by a local electronics shop and got a nicer 3M brand ZIF socket and put it on the adapter and so far it is working great. It is working much more reliably with chips that previously game me problems. Hopefully my luck will hold out. Also, Instead of soldering the new ZIF directly to the board, I soldered a regular 40 pin dip socket to the adapter and then put the zif socket on top of that. Sorry for rambling on, but I had to get that out.