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brucek wrote:
 * my feeling is that a fair number of people would have trouble swapping this chip out. It isn't really entry level. Getting the hard glue off would be a challenge. Then, removing a 28 pin dip and reinserting it without bending a pin or the socket would be tough for many. It ain't a PLCC socket. Large DIP sockets are tricky - not to mention ESD on old CMOS. |
So it ain't gonna be a simple fix then. I'm glad I got one of the older models.