>> Hi All >> I need someone to swap out a couple of 509as >> Applicant should be in the proximity of Sevenoaks, Kent >> regards >> Wally Barnacle > > >Mmmm, after the fourth posting of the same message in just over 1 hour, >sounds like you're really desperate just to swap a couple of chips? Ok, Ill >do them for =A350.00 each. Of course you could try doing this yourself,= it is >quite easy. > >The best and easiest way if you don't know about electronics is to cut t= he >legs close to the chip with a thin sharp knife if the part is surface mount >or with a pair of cutters if the part is through hole. Then just lift o= ut >the legs with a soldering iron and desolder the pads / holes afterwards. > >Then just solder the new part in. > >Brian. Maybe desperate, maybe just new to the list, considering all the tags are slightly different. Maybe he doesn't know about electronics, maybe he's just a long ways away... I'll do it for free. Just cover my travel expenses (I live in Michigan, USA) ;-) -Denny -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.