[sdiy] mis-soldered IC....

[Edu Silva]

> Also... if I EVER have to unsolder a chip... I use a socket the next
> time... so that the board will never get unsoldered again at the same
> pads.
>
> And I use sockets in the first place....  (AMP Diplomate brand)


Ok for digital IC's, but I never use them in low-level audio stuff. Even
the best connectors will show some kind of malfunction, sooner or later. 

Edu Silva
http://audiolist.cjb.net