Subject	I did mine myself
Posted by	MatD on October 21, 2003 at 2:09 PM
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In Reply To	ecu socket soldering posted by mickiemagik(OH) on October 21, 2003 at 01:34 PM
Message	I used a solder sucker from Radio Shack and a fine tip on my soldering iron. I cut the old chip off using diag cutters, turned the ECU on it's side and clamped it in a vice (DON'T clamp the PCBoard, just the case of the ECU). I touched each solder point with the iron on the underside and pulled out the rest of the leg of the chip with needle nose pliers. Then, load the solder sucker on the component side and place it over the hole, use the tip of the iron on the other side of the board, same pin number and hit the trigger on the sucker. The key is to only leave the iron on the position for about half a second. All of this worked for me, I socketed the board and was good to go. I don't recommend doing this for beginners. I have a BS in Computer Engineering ... so ... proceed at your own risk. But, I don't think it's nearly as impossible of a task as most make it out to be.
Follow Ups	ecu socket soldering - mickiemagik(OH) 13:34:49 10/21/03 Paid $20 to a shop to do it for me. Did a nice job. (n/m) - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 13:36:30 10/21/03 make sure you have the right tools - fourZero 13:37:48 10/21/03 alright I'll take it to a shop - mickiemagik(OH) 13:38:58 10/21/03 Re: make sure you have the right tools - Z-tric 14:02:30 10/21/03 go ahead and try it out for yourself - fourZero 14:06:45 10/21/03 I did mine myself - MatD 14:09:46 10/21/03 I've never soldered anything important - mickiemagik(OH) 14:12:50 10/21/03 it's easy, i do it all the time. (n/m) - Halo Z 15:38:29 10/21/03 Its not for a first-timer. Its a lot more involved than - AshsZ 15:56:23 10/21/03 FWIW, Solder Wick - Nukez 18:23:55 10/21/03 I took mine to a t.v shop as well..cost me 15 bucks. (n/m) - AndrewZ 18:52:19 10/21/03
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