26 Nov
2001
26 Nov
'01
12:42 p.m.
On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
I done this a few times. The last chip I repaired this way, I used a
dental bur bit in a dremel to remove enough of the plastic to solder on a
new lead. Whatever it is they make those plastic dips out of sure is
tough...
I will post the info to the list when I get it out to start work on it.
-Toth
I wonder if it
would be worth soldering a new pin to what's left of that
chip's lead? It looked like it had just corroded off, but with no other
It's worth a try. I've soldered pins onto irreplaceable custom
chips/ROMs/etc and got them to work again. signs of
moisture, I was kinda puzzled.
It supprises me, too... I'd be interested to know which pin it is.