So this board is from an old AT&T handset phone. I noticed that the dip socket has what looks like these ferrite cores that every pin goes through. Does anyone know why that would be?
>>1026124
i'm surprised there's even a machined socket in there. those phones were made with anything even slightly unnecessary cut out for cost.
was there even a chip in there?
>>1026175
Yeah there was. When I get home I can see what it was.
>>1026177
It also has nichicon caps, so cost wasn't apparently an issue
>>1026124
> ferrite cores that every pin goes through. Does anyone know why that would be?
probably for signal filtering, blocking outside noise
it's probably a filter. judging by how old that board looks, I wouldn't doubt the circuit produced significant interference.