Subj : Re: C64 Refurb To : Daniel From : Dave Vandermeer Date : Wed May 06 2020 11:19 am On 04 May 2020, Daniel said the following... Da> Da> I have yet to replace a chip on a board and so I ask this with respect Da> to best practices of the restoration community. Is socketing the chip a Da> recommended thing to do? Da> I'd say a big yes on this. Much easier to use a chip puller than to desolder every pin on the chip when/if you need to replace it. (like a 6502) --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64) * Origin: Internal Dimension [idbbs.dlinkddns.com:59] (1:229/275) .