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16F877 MCU used in the NixiChron shown on the right   

On Friday, May 6, 2016 at 1:47:12 PM UTC-7, joenixie wrote:
>
> Quincy, You may want to gently just lift the processor partially out of 
> the socket then push it back in. this will reduce the chance of bent pins.
>
> You can do this by sliding a slotted (flat blade) screwdriver under the 
> chip (between the processor and the socket) then gently rotate the screw 
> driver clockwise and countrr clockwise. you do not even need to turn it 90 
> degrees. Turning it between 10 and 30 degrees should work.
>
> I also use this technique to get chips out of a socket completely. I have 
> never pulled a chip from a chip puller without bending leads ;)
>
> -joe
>

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