desoldering problems and technique (and amiga 2000 mod)

[Dave McGuire]

On Jan 4, 2010, at 11:21 AM, Gene Buckle wrote:
>>>> Now it's time to solder the isa connectors to the 2000 motherboard.
>>>> It's the scary part for me.  :-)
>>> Does anyone know why the connectors were left off the board in  
>>> the first place?  It seems kind of silly since they went to the  
>>> effort to route the signals and have the holes drilled.
>>
>> To save $0.50 per slot, I'd imagine.
>
> You think they'd save even more by not placing the traces to begin  
> with...

   Urr?  There's no significant incremental cost there.  I'm sure  
it's calculable, but it'll be in the hundredths of a cent.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL