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| Thread ID: 71904 | 2006-08-21 07:33:00 | Wanted: Electronics Person in Chch | razza (10197) | PC World Chat |
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| 479821 | 2006-08-21 07:33:00 | Hopefully someone here might be able to help me or point me to someone who can help. Im looking for someone to install a socket into my Car ECU. Basically I have a chip in there now and I would like this removed and a socket soldered into its place. Ive called some places today and although they can do it its very expensive. Can anyone help? Cheers Ryan |
razza (10197) | ||
| 479822 | 2006-08-21 08:29:00 | Highly specialised, skill wise . The circuit board of the ECU will probably be multi-layered, with internal copper tracks as well as external . Removal is the most difficult as it carries the risk of internal board damage if the skill level is not correct, that means a new ECU . Hence it is likely to be expensive, as a cheap job probably means a new ECU, to put it in perspective . Also the old chip would need to be "sacrificed" by having all the leads chopped off unless a professional desoldering rig was used . Assuming it's a standard DIL package chip that is socket-compatable as well . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 479823 | 2006-08-22 02:57:00 | Even with a proper desoildering tool I've always chopped the leads so I could deal with one at a time. That's when the board is the part to be kept. Service manuals I've for some equipment insist that you use solder wick rather than desoldering pumps when removing components. (When I just want a multi pin component from a scrap board, I sometimes use a propane torch and a bucket of water to catch the component. :D ) |
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