Help Wanted: Rescue my FM-Towns

[famiac]

Hey everyone

So i was trying to remove the cpu on my FM-Towns, and I decided to give chip quik removal alloy a shot.

Long story short, it didn't work so well, and my Hakko FR-300 did not like cleaning up the mess.


I'm offering $50 to the person who can remove the CPU and leave the motherboard intact. That's it. Just desolder the cpu. I don't want to end up with another broken FM-Towns

[kamiboy]

Oh, boy. Removing the CPU is a pain in the ass. I tried all of one pin before realising how futile it was with just a soldering iron. I had my pappy take the motherboard with him to his work where they had access to professional equipment, and even then he said it was a pain.

[caius]

What kind of package is the CPU?I guess PGA.Anyway, you can desolder it also with an heat gun but first you have to do practice on scrap boards.

[kamiboy]

Yup, PGA. And heatgun is prolly your best bet, but according to my pappy that motherboard has like 4 layers, so better be super careful.

[famiac]

Shit. Kamiboy is there any chance you could help me out here?

[kamiboy]

Sorry mate, after the job was done my pappy did tell me it was a one time thing, since it was such a pain.

Don't lose hope though, I am sure there are some pro modders who are up to the task. Ask around on shmups.

[caius]

I could do the job but I'm located in Europe.Some time ago I desoldered a big PGA custom from an Akumajou Dracula arcade board (which is a double layer one)

http://www.jammarcade.net/haunted-castle-repair-log-4/

[famiac]

Caius,

If nobody else comes forward in the next week, i will shoot you a PM. Thanks a lot for your offer!

@kamiboy, no worries man. Thanks anyway!

[caius]

OK.But first try to contact some repairers there in the States.I'm gonna to PM you some contacts.In the meanwhile, if you can, post some pictures of motherboard and CPU.