1 Feb
2008
1 Feb
'08
6:51 a.m.
Mike Hatch wrote:
That chip, can't remember the style, had wider
pins for heat sinking,
some had 2 or 3 pins per side as one large tab for greater effect.
They can be a bugger to get off, hot air reflow seem to work better.
Have used a paint stripping gun on low heat to good effect, but use care.
Other than that I've not been able to find any datasheets, not much
help I'm afraid.
Dremel or cut off the leads and remove the leftovers if you
have a
known bad part.
Trying to save a component that is questionable and endangering the
possibly irreplaceable PC board when chip replacements are available
is not a good idea.
Jim Davis.