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|    Dave Vandermeer to Daniel    |
|    Re: C64 Refurb    |
|    06 May 20 11:19:27    |
      TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A45       MSGID: 1:229/275 76d88fe4       REPLY: 3145.fido_cbm@1:340/7 2315c2df       TZUTC: -0400       On 04 May 2020, Daniel said the following...        Da>         Da> I have yet to replace a chip on a board and so I ask this with respect        Da> to best practices of the restoration community. Is socketing the chip a        Da> recommended thing to do?        Da>               I'd say a big yes on this. Much easier to use a chip puller than to desolder       every pin on the chip when/if you need to replace it. (like a 6502)              --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)        * Origin: Internal Dimension [idbbs.dlinkddns.com:59] (1:229/275)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 120/340 601 123/131 226/16 30 227/114 702 229/101       SEEN-BY: 229/275 424 426 664 1014 240/5832 249/1 206 317 400 261/38       SEEN-BY: 317/3 322/757 342/200       PATH: 229/275 426           |
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