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- From: John McCrea <john@jmccrea.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: Buster '11 Revision
- Date: Sun, 17 Mar 96 20:57:34 GMT
- Organization: Personal
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- Kane Peterson (kanep@mcs.com) wrote:
- >
- > >While we are on the topic, how tough is it to get the socketed chip out? I
- > >have a revision 7! Superbuster in my A3000T, and I would like to get it
- > >upgraded, but I hate to lug the computer to my dealer and have him charge
- > >me labor to install it!
- >
- > [snip]
- >
- > I have heard of people using a screw driver to do it, but sometimes these
- > chips are hard to get out with the tool, let alone trying to hack it out, and
- > replacing a broken PLCC socket will be expensive.
- >
-
- I got mine out using two paper clips bent into 'L' shapes and slipped down
- and under two of the corners of the chip. I have also removed an FPU from a
- Commodore bridgeboard the same way. You might want to put some sticky tape
- loosely over the chip to stop it flying across the room :-))
-
- John
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