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<div>Hm, I think these extractors are not too bad, at least for
PLCC44, and if you don’t have to pull lots of ICs per day. Of
course there are sockets that grip stronger than others, then it
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<p>Maybe I just have a bad one. They are so widespread that one must
assume they occasionally work.<br>
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<div>Maybe these extractors are better, never tried one. Not
cheap, though.</div>
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<p>Indeed. And they are specific to PLCCs with a particular number
of pins, so you need a different tool for each size.</p>
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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
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<div>How do you unsolder a PLCC socket with the IC still in it?
Hot air?</div>
<div>Or is that a PLCC socket with through-hole pins?</div>
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<p>Yes, it's a through-hole socket. If I were removing an SMD PLCC
socket I would probably deliberately break it into its four sides,
then run solder down each row of pins to melt them simultaneously
and float that side off.<br>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Steve L.<br>
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