Repairing IC pins

[James Rice]

Dave Dunfield wrote:

>
>Such a repair has little mechanical strength, which is why you do it "in
>place" - If you ever have to remove the chip again, chances are the replaced
>pin will break off at the solder joint. I also wouldn't trust it for high
>longevity in a rough environment (or even a normal one), although I have had
>a couple such repairs running for quite some time, allowing machines to be
>run which would otherwise be "waiting on parts" ...
>
>Regards,
>  
>
One of my temporary BIOS chip repairs is on a Tandy 1000.  The pin broke 
when I was installing a SmartWatch module.  That was in 1986.  It's 
still running with the same repair today.  I just ordered a new DS chip 
(SmartWatch) from Maxim.  I get to test the mechanical strength of my 
repair.

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