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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Yep, that would be better (as would
pretty much anything). Initial search does not throw up a source,
but it is like searching for a needle in a haystack made of those
wretched diamond things.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23/08/2022 16:11, Phil Macphail
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Hopefully pictures work here, this is the tool I have for PLCC
extraction. No risk of breaking the socket and works better than
cheap “diamond” tools, but no idea if they are still made,
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<blockquote type="cite" class="">If it's PLCC put
thin screwdrivers in the slots in diagonal corners
and just lever it out. It really feels like the
chip would break in half any moment when you do
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If you pry with screwdrivers too much, these sockets
can crack, especially if they're "vintage".<br
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I have had no joy with those at all. There seems to be
only one design available - tiny hooks which are drawn
upwards as you squeeze inwards on the diamond-shaped
handle. I find that what happens is: nothing...squeeze
harder...nothing...squeeze harder...hooks rip a chunk
out of the bottom of the PLCC, leap out and score a
nice deep scratch across the top of the IC for good
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I've got a faulty Lexicon PCM80 here where I would
really like to try changing the main CPU, but it is a
68-pin socketed PLCC and I can't get it out. I've
tried, and the results were as described above! As far
as I can see, you just need to treat socketed PLCCs as
if they are soldered in, and desolder the socket with
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I bloody hate PLCCs...<br class="">
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