16 Nov
2006
16 Nov
'06
3:47 p.m.
On 16 Nov 2006 at 14:34, Chris M wrote:
You might, if you needed to remove the chip for testing (either to test
the chip, or to be able to force signals that it drove on the board so as
to test other bits of the machine). Or if you wanted to read out the
program from said chip (maybe it's a PAL or a microcontroller, or something).
Yes, you can separate ICs and PCBs without damaging either. I do it all
the time. My original comment was that in the case of removing 64K DRAMs
(very common chips) from a PC/ST motherboard, it was worth sacrificing
the chip if you weren't sure of your abilities to remvoe it in one piece
without damaging the board.
-tony
Possibly both. What if both were important?
Then you wouldn't be trying to separate them, would you? :)