Hi all.
Im working on a reverse engineering project involving an old Cisco router. Onboard are 4 PLCC sockets for holding boot ROMs, but the factory boot ROMs are 8mbit in size, and the WE/ pin of a typical smaller ROM is replaced with another address line.
Ive implemented a fiddly hack by cutting a trace and running some mod wires with a jumper to allow me to switch between the original address line and a constant high, allowing me to easily switch back and forth.
But its a very fiddly mod, and Im looking at other options to perhaps produce a small daughter board that would plug into the PLCC sockets and allow me to handle this hack in another way and make it easier for other people to use these old routers without needing to go to board level modifications.
The only problem is that most male PLCC plugs that I can find a are quite pricey, since I will need potentially 4 of them (might be able to get away with 2). So Im wondering if anyone knows of a source of "cheaper" parts?
These are the types of plugs I am looking for, but at a more "hobbyist friendly" price:
https://www.warwickts.com/4308/W9324-ZC160-44-Way-PLCC-PlugAppreciate suggestions. Thanks!