experimental Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 The 6581 i salvaged was NOT socketed in the computer, i had to do serious surgery to remove! Most of the other chips were in sockets-Is this tipical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 nope, both of the 8580 chips i have where socketed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurbo Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 I have only seen socketed SIDs, both 6581 and 8580. This means about seven machines. Then, I have seen only socketed roms, all other chips have always been soldered to motherboards. Weird... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 i got about 7 SIDs and all were socketed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
experimental Posted December 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Just my luck- Not much fun removing one from the board with out a socket- I cut it out closely with a Dremel tool, then solder wick - ended up having to repair 4 pins- grrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmaietta Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 NO socket.. 6581I used a solder sucker pump ($5) on each pin and then wiggled it to see which were still sticking. Sometimes you have to add a bit more solder to a joint to make a big enough glob to get good suction. It was a PITA, but its out and pretty clean, I hope it didnt get too hot, we'll see when(ever) I get this thing together!The only C64 Ive ever opened and its soldered in! Just my DIY luck. . ~Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzan boy Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 4 8580's and 3 6581's and one of the 6581's (the oldest, manf. # 4882) was socketed. I took great care, practiced on a few socketed chips on a broken commodore 16, ended up only using patience and a solder pump (the aluminum spring loaded kind) to make sure each leg was free of its hole on the underside before attempting to pull it out. I had no solder braid either, never used it actually. nnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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