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Old 21st Sep 2022, 11:00 am   #50
BrackenFix
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Default Re: 1978 Commodore PET project

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Originally Posted by SiriusHardware View Post
That won't work too well, it really has to be a complete pin taken from another dead / scrap / surplus IC with a wide bit at the top to solder to the inside back of the wide bit on the injured IC pin.

It's a shame you don't live near Tim(bucus), he has loads of duff ICs which you could harvest spare pins from. The idea of using a pin from another IC to carry out a nice looking pin repair was originally his idea.
I have just bought some ICs so I can harvest the legs
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