Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 00:22:01 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: D J Hawkey Jr <hawkeyd@visi.com>, tlambert2@mindspring.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Oh my god, Google has a USENET archive going back to 1981! Message-ID: <20020109002201.A17998@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <200201082236.g08MatK61946@apollo.backplane.com>; from dillon@apollo.backplane.com on Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 02:36:55PM -0800 References: <20.21dd4868.296bb1c2_aol.com@ns.sol.net> <3C3A810A.C616A903_mindspring.com@ns.sol.net> <200201081104.g08B4i309583@sheol.localdomain> <200201082138.g08LcFS61637@apollo.backplane.com> <20020108224318.B17465@freebie.xs4all.nl> <200201082236.g08MatK61946@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 02:36:55PM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote: > > :Hm. 2 months ago I removed a SMD multifunction I/O chip from a dual > :CPU slot 1 mainboard. And put a new (well, had to desolder that one > :from a donor mainboard) chip back on. It *is* doable, but you need a > :stereo microscope, a Weller fine-pointed thermocontrolled soldering iron and > :lots of patience. > : > :Only downside: people started to dial 112 (our version of 911) when > :I told them ;)) > :W/ > :-- > :| / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org > :|/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands > > Ah, that's no fun. Try this: Take a surface-mounted circuit board, > turn it upside down, and apply a heat gun to the backside. Now *that* > is fun! Sure, works. But then you can generally throw the PCB away. I was trying to fix it remember? :-P Instead of a heat gun I saw some adventurous people use an acetylene torch. Now that works quick ;-) Fascinating.. -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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