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Quoted from Edster:You are correct. The chip was loose but I think I gently used the screwdriver and that was the beginning of my problems.
I usually just clip the pins off the chip, then desolder the pins one by one. Safest method if you don't need the chip you're taking out again.
Quoted from Edster:I was actually worried that using snips might do similar damage since there isn't much room. I was able to get the chip to come out easily once in the end, I don't exactly know why I used the screw driver under it. I guess I didn't think it was that fragile but I really is.
If you use really sharp, precision cutters, and cut them where the leg bends into the chip, it really is the safest way. Something like this tip cutter designed for tight spaces:
https://www.amazon.com/Cutters-Tronex-Miniature-Relief-Razor/dp/B007TFRZIE
(There's probably a cheap knockoff at harbor freight or the like, but this is the idea)
Quoted from Borygard:There's one fantastic reason to try and save it, and it's the best reason of all... If you can't remove an IC on a board you're working on in one useable piece, you shouldn't be doing board work.
By far the number one thing I get in to fix these days is botched NVRAM install attempts. My piece of advice is if you don't have 100% confidence in the work you're about to perform, let someone with the experience do it.
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