On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 12:03:37PM +0530, jtd wrote: > > I think lifting a corner pin should be doable for pretty much > > anyone with a little soldering experience but if you can find a 0 > > ohm that's great! :) > > A nice method of desoldering soic pins is to use a 26 swg enamelled > copper wire. Pass the wire under the ic and between the pin. Tug > the wire so that it slides under the pin while heating the pin.
Nice trick! Another similarly good tool is a plain sewing needle which can be used as a lever to bend the pin slightly while melting the solder with the soldering iron. //Peter -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios