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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas
I plan on using my digital camera to take pics of the pins to verify they're straight. It can see things I can't.
Anyone know what the min focus distance is for a Logitech web cam?
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If you have two rows that you know are straight make a feeler gauge from sheets of printer paper.
Stack a bunch of sheets together then add / subtract till you have the correct number of sheets.
Trim down so it's easy to handle, maybe tongue depressor size, then tie them together with Scotch tape.
You could probably use a feeler gauge set to straighten the pins if the pins are not touching adjacent rows / bent too much.
Slide a smaller one in and use it to bend the whole row straight.
If you do that scrub the snot out of it to make sure it's clean and free from contaminants.
Make sure you are grounded, when you go out for thermal paste grab a grounding strap. If you go to Best Buy ask the geek squad guys if they have an extra floating around or make one real quick.