Date   : Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:41:24 -0600
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Grrr.....annoying master cmos ram

Sprow wrote:
>> b) soldered directly onto the board, and thus very difficult to swap. Some
>> later (replacement only?) boards wered fitted with a chip socket for this,
>> but I've only ever seen one such board.
> 
> As you don't want the old chip at the end of the exercise it can simply be
> cut out with side cutters, then the legs plucked one at a time with a
> soldering iron, a bit of wick to open the holes out, then solder in the new
> part.

Yep. I normally use a solder sucker (cheap from Maplins I think) to get the 
bulk of the solder out; for a good quality PCB and soldering job the chip will 
probably come out with no damage caused.

If it's the battery that's gone, can't a new one be fitted? I know they're 
sealed units, but for most types if you know where in the module the battery 
is the casing can be removed and the dead battery disconnected, with a new one 
put in its place via flying leads. Details of where the battery is in this 
particular module are probably available via Google...

(I've not been following the thread, so apologies if that one's already been 
covered :-)

cheers

Jules



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