BL>> It's basically impossible to replace a surface-mount micro
 BL>> anyway.

 RG> Gee, now you tell me.

  It's basically impossible to do brain surgery with a sharp stick,
too.

 RG> I've had to replace 3 such micro's in as many weeks... one on a
 RG> Panasonic VCR, the other on an NEC, and the 3rd one on a
 RG> Phillips.

  Was that before or after the brain surgery?

 RG> Not bad for something that is 'basically impossible to replace'
 RG> and rarely fail.

  Oddly, getting it off is the hard part. If you can flow it off and
leave a little solder behind, the new one goes in okay... but if you
fuck it the first time you're dead! Three out of three is very good.
And I'd give odds that you've left something unsoldered...

  Changing SMD discrete components is actually quite easy. I'd rather
replace those than normal bits, but those 50-thou micros with leads
all around are mongrels! I just don't have the knack...

Regards,
Bob
   
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