Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!dptg!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!cg-atla!fredex From: fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Desoldering Chips Keywords: Desolder w/o destroying board? Message-ID: <7523@cg-atla.UUCP> Date: 15 Aug 89 14:08:50 GMT References: <1846@uceng.UC.EDU> <360@donk.UUCP> <[1427.2]comp.ibmpc;1@point.UUCP> <15014@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Reply-To: fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith) Organization: Agfa Compugraphic Division Lines: 24 In article <15014@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> genemans@mac.dartmouth.edu (Jan Genemans) writes: > >What if you have a board with an 8086 processor that is soldered on the board. >I want to remove this chip and replace it with a V30. Is there an easy way of >doing this without destroying the board with dykes or a blow torch? ------------------------ Yeah! If you don't mind trashing the original chip, just cut the legs off it from the TOP side of the board then carefully de-solder each leg individually. Then be sure to install a socket in the holes before putting in the new chip so you won't have to go thru this again if you change your mind. Since 8086's are inexpensive and V30s are too, trashing the chip shouldn't be all that painful! Fred