> new mortgage Hm. Maybe not. You can do it in a SMD reworking station by heating the whole board and extracting the chips when the solder melts (you want the top heat on low and the bottom way up high). You will probably need to adjust the jigs to make the board fit etc. Of course I assume you have a SMT reworking station ... Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads