Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

The dremel method is great except that the kit would cost $500 bucks
to remove one socket.

I have not tried the melting iron yet. But I will let you know how it
goes.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Atom Smasher <atom@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Michael Hawkins wrote:
> 
> > But the EPROM socket is a whole different ball of fun (not)
because it 
> > is one of those large types where you can't get to the pins to
snip them 
> > off.
> >
> > So to remove the EPROM socket requires a lot of patience and care.
> ================
> 
> or a DREMEL tool...? less patience required ;)
> 
> i don't have a poly nearby, so i can't see what a cut-off wheel would 
> likely bump into. i will say that this method, if feasible *really*
should 
> be done with safety-glasses in a well ventilated (forced air-flow!)
area.
> 
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