chip puller or screwdriver?

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after testing 5 different nintendo vs boards with 4 different vs chipsets, I started wondering how many of my fellow klovers actually use a chip puller to remove eeproms and such, and who uses a flat head screwdriver or something else?

today I was using a screwdriver and a popsicle stick, worked great.
 
i use the cheap crap shack chip puller i tried a screw driver once and then had to go buy a whole pp parts board, went right out and bought the chip puller the same day l;ol

a screw driver works till you get a stubron chip then you end up with bent legs or a broken chip
 
believe it or not, I use a paint can opener. Found one at Home Depot and it works better than anything else I have used. Carefully pry up one side, then the other... chip pops right out...

Like this:

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I guess it depends on which chip puller you've got, but I prefer a small screwdriver.

I'll work it under one end, and then use a twisting motion to loosen the chip, as opposed to levering it out- where you run the chance of damaging a trace.

With the chip puller I've got, frequently it will slip off one end, yanking the chip up unevenly and bending the crap out of the legs.
 
I guess it depends on which chip puller you've got, but I prefer a small screwdriver.

I'll work it under one end, and then use a twisting motion to loosen the chip, as opposed to levering it out- where you run the chance of damaging a trace.

With the chip puller I've got, frequently it will slip off one end, yanking the chip up unevenly and bending the crap out of the legs.

I too use a screwdrive (along with the paint can opener). I threw my chip puller away as it did just that...
 
I've got the Rat Shack chip puller and I've had pretty good success with it, but I've also bent some chip legs too. I also use the screwdriver trick with good results but occasional bent legs too.
 
I always used a screw driver and never had a problem but, one time thought I'd try a chip puller. Broke a leg then I broke the chip puller and went back to the screw driver.
 
I use a cheap chip puller. I've never had any problems. I hold two fingers on my left hand over the top of the chip to keep it stable, and the rest of my left hand to hold the board down. Then I grasp the chip puller with my right hand tightly; grasping with my fist upside down (thumb facing the board, pinky and elbow facing the ceiling). This gives me the strongest and most stable pulling force; and even the chips that are in there tight come out without issue.
 
If the chip is flush against the socket, I will use a small flathead screwdriver to loosen it, then switch to the chip puller. The key is to lift it straight out so you don't bend the pins. Having a decent puller helps quite a bit too.
 
I always train our new guys to use a nice chip puller, but when I do it I use a happ screwdriver...never really even thought about it til this thread
 
I will typically use a small screw driver to lift the edges of the chips from the socket, but will always pull them out of the socket with my cheap chip puller. So I get the best of both worlds. Using the chip puller by itself is asking for trouble.
 
I bought a tiny rinkydink computer repair kit from CompUSA as they were going out of buisness. I finally found it the other day and it had a chip puller in it. It is incredibly easier to use than the screwdriver IMO. This $2.50 little kit was the best thing to ever come out of that store.
 
28+ years now, been using the SAME screwdriver to pull chips. LOL I can pull any chip from 8 pin to 64pin without causing even the slightest bend to any of the pins. Yeah, experience bay-bee!

I tired one of those fancy chip pullers back in the 80s, fubar'd the chip and went straight back to my screwdriver!

Dave
 
Small craftsman screwdriver. For leverage to pry up the chip, I'll use a pen body as a fulcrum if necessary. I have yet to find a chip puller that I like that works as well.

Bill
 
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