I've got a full rework station, so changing IC's is no problem for me. I'm in. On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Ken Johnson <bats059@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Krustaa, I have soldered my PIC18F4550 directly in the board, but I > would have no problem de-soldering it- I have just had a bit of > practice at doing that with the motor control ic's! > > I assembled my TOAD4 using the BOM and silk screen for reference- then > got a coffee and got comfortable to read the manual- and found on page > 35 that the motor ic's go under the board- oops! Oh well- no harm > done, just a few hours de-soldering practice, and no damage to the > board thankfully. > > Also, I have a PICKit 3, not a 2, so a new chip would be the preferred > way for me. > > > Ken. > > On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Kustaa Nyholm > <feedback2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi EazyCNC list members, > > > > looking further down the line in the development of EazyCNC I'm > > asking how many of you have got PICKit 2? > > > > I'm especially asking about *2* not PICKit 3. > > > > And how many of you have soldered the CPU chip already directly onto the > > board without a socket? > > > >