In a couple of cases where I've absolutely had to repair an IC with a pin broken off right at the casing, I have done the following: Scrape the plastic down a bit with a detail knife to expose slightly more metal. Tin the exposed metal without applying heat for too long ... Put the IC in the socket, and place a suitable "new" pin, or even a piece of suitably sized wire into the socket in place of the missing pin, cut it to just slightly more than meet the exposed metal. Using suitable tiny tools, bend it over to touch the tinned metal. It is important that it be in the right place without needing force to hold it there. Tack it into place with a quick application of iron and solder. Such a repair has little mechanical strength, which is why you do it "in place" - If you ever have to remove the chip again, chances are the replaced pin will break off at the solder joint. I also wouldn't trust it for high longevity in a rough environment (or even a normal one), although I have had a couple such repairs running for quite some time, allowing machines to be run which would otherwise be "waiting on parts" ... Regards, -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Collector of vintage computing equipment: http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html