Was your SID CHIP YOU SALVAGED SOCKETED

[experimental]

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?

[Wisefire]

nope, both of the 8580 chips i have where socketed..

[Jurbo]

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...  :)

[kokoon]

i got about 7 SIDs and all were socketed

[experimental]

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

[srmaietta]

NO socket..  6581

I 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

[tarzan boy]

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.

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