[eazycnc] Re: How many of you have got PICKIt2?

  • From: James Chapman <jameschapman1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: eazycnc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 20:07:58 +1000

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?
> >
>
>

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