Wintermute_BBS<p>Back to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CZSpectrumPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CZSpectrumPlus</span></a> with the defunct <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> - in preparation for the repalcement RAM that will arrive toorrow, I tried to de-solder the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IC</span></a> marked in the photograph, but there were three pins that seemed to be nuke soldered to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> and which I just couldn't free from solder in order to remove the chip. Especially pins 1 and 16 are very hard to come by.</p><p>Since I did not want to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damage</span></a> the PCB I stopped for the moment being to rethink my options. If you have any suggestions, let me know.</p><p>Meanwhile, I was able to cleanly remove what seems to be a makeshift fix for the keyboard connector. A fresh one, including a new keyboard membrane, is underway.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clone</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a> <br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a></p>