Electronics help changing a soldered processor

[gregzz4]

Thanks for the help guys

I'll grab a wrist band today, and see if I can find a finer tip for my iron
It's just plug and play, and the tip is pretty clumsy
I have flux and a solder sucker, but I never liked the tool much

The chip is surface mount, so it'll be a bit fun 'till I get the first few contacts soldered, but at least it'll be easy to remove the old one

I'll see if I can find a heat sink and a chip holder too

I can only hope the new chip solves the problem as the unit is over $100 to replace, but the chip is only $4

[gregzz4]

I just got off the phone with Digi-Key
Amazing service
Customer service put me through to the tech department and we talked for over 10mins. They found me a relay I couldn't find on my own.
All that time for a $2 part
Awesome

Then I was even able to add the extra parts I need to my original order, so I'm still only paying $8 shipping

Gotta love online shopping

[windcoast reefs]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I just got off the phone with Digi-Key
Amazing service
Customer service put me through to the tech department and we talked for over 10mins. They found me a relay I couldn't find on my own.
All that time for a $2 part
Awesome

Then I was even able to add the extra parts I need to my original order, so I'm still only paying $8 shipping

Gotta love online shopping

Yeah they really are great! I just had a dc pump driver go on me and they managed to find all the parts I needed to get it running again.