CPU (circuit) removal tool

[stangman517]

Greetings.

I need to remove a 286 from a PS/2 Mod. 30 to install HYPERTECH HYPERACE-SX (M30) PROCESSOR UPGRADE board. However, I do not have the proper tool to remove the 286 from the Mod. 30 board. There's a link below. Will this tool work to remove the 286? I do not want to break the housing for the 286 or the board is history.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Circuit-Boa...ctor-Removal-Repai-Tool-Extract-/370872452584

Thanks

 

[Osgeld]

depends on what package the 286 is in, if its a PGA or a DIP then no that would not work

 

[NeXT]

it's PLCC chip.

That tool will work. Some of the more chinese ones on ebay might have slightly longer grab hooks on the end so they need a bit more force to insert but those fit most chips in that package and yes I have occasionally used them to pull DIP's.

 

[stangman517]

Thank you for your guidance, and thank you for providing a pic that I didn't think about adding.

I'll buy it now; it's only $4.33/free shipping. I don't know how they make money.

Thanks also to Osgeld.

 

[gslick]

I don't care too much for the cheap tweezers style PLCC extractors. I find it hard to get just the right grip on the corners of the PLCC package and a lot of the time the tool slips off the corners and strips them down slightly each time they slip.

I also have a very simple and small AMP / TE CONNECTIVITY 822154-1 pry bar type of tool that I find is easy to control to get just the right position and amount of force necessary to lever the PLCC package out of the socket.

http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1974540.pdf

They are under $4 each at several of the usual distributors (but then shipping will be relatively expensive unless you are also ordering other stuff at the same time).

 

[Chuck(G)]

A small jeweler's screwdriver used progressively to slowly pry (at the corners) the PLCC from the socket also works well in a pinch.