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Quoted from Zennmaster:Trying to pull a chip out all at once is a very good way to lift solder pads and traces.
First thing I thought was "how will I know if it was really bad"....
Quoted from Zennmaster:Even if it turns out you misdiagnosed the problem, it's not worth the cost of a chip to have to run jumper wires or some such kludgey repair.
It's hard to argue with truth.
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