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Old 7th Apr 2021, 8:43 pm   #4
John Earland
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, UK.
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Default Re: Commodore PET working intermittently

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Originally Posted by Mark1960 View Post
You could post a picture of your soldering, but maybe better to use the multimeter to check the continuity of each pin on the IC to both the solder pad on the bottom of the board and also to any trace from each pin on the top of the board. This would confirm that you haven’t damaged the through hole plating when you removed the socket.

Edit: also check to make sure you don’t have any short circuits between adjacent pins.
Thank you. I will try this first thing. I thought I was careful but....!
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