Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC840302); site haring.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcvax!haring!jaap From: jaap@haring.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: IC removal from multilayer boards. Message-ID: <210@haring.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 22:48:49 EST Article-I.D.: haring.210 Posted: Sun Feb 26 22:48:49 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Feb-84 08:20:51 EST References: <2503@lanl-a.UUCP> Organization: CWI, Amsterdam Lines: 16 Apparently-To: rnews@mcvax.LOCALIf you are afraid of resoldering a chip on a multilayer board, you can always follow the next method: 1) Don't unsolder the original chip, just cut the pins of the chip close to the housing of the chip. 2) Remove the remainings of the chip. Now you will see a lot of pins sticking out the board; so: 3) Solder the new chip on these pins, using a low power soldering iron. This way the connections inside the board are likely not to be touched. Jaap Akkerhuis, mcvax!jaap