Removing SID chips

[euphoricgrey]

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo..... 2 things. 1> I got my first C64 in and I need to take out the sid 6581 but....... it's directly soldered the board, I thought it would be in a IC holder so... how do I take it out without messing up the chip?

and 2>Do I need a power supply for each sid used or...just 1 solid one ? THANKS!!!!!!!

[Jaicen]

Personally, i'd look for another C64 and keep the one you have (or sell it). With 24 pins, it's unlikely that you'll get the SID out without damaging it, besides soldered in SID's are rare ;)

I'd suggest keep the one you have and buy another C64 and a copy of Prophet64 from prophet64.com

[euphoricgrey]

You've got to be kidding me....  so all the SID"s you guys are using.. have a socket connector that the pins go into which is then soldered to the board?

I'm going to try and get it out... I'm thinking taking a dremel around the board at the sides of the sid then try to take off the pcb attached to each pin with pliers and carefully placed soldering iron. I'm scared already geting into the midibox sid...lol. I"ll keepyaz posted. Thankx! :)

[dj3nk]

dont solder too hot ! It's getting in, so I think with soldering skills it'll get out ^^

greetz

[rutgerv]

Why don't you use a desoldering pump? It requires some practice, but you can safely remove an entire IC with it.

[dj3nk]

Sometimes I think old solder need to get hotter than new one to get fluid. Don't know if this could cause problems. dremeling around the pins and taking them off one after another is the best idea to get it out in a safe way I think.

[aeiou42]

Just whatever you do, practice with something else first. I believe someone else posted the steps they took to remove a soldered SID. Good luck!

[Therezin]

yeah, get your technique right on one of the c64's other chips first, so you know exactly what you're doing before you start - it might be more work, but it's better than damaging your sid...