> and you might well be able to find somebody with SMT rework ability who'd=
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> change the chip for =A350 or less.  If all of you who suffer from the bug=
 were=20
> to club together and do this then it would probably be cheaper still.

I don't think the rework would be that much of a problem... I used to work =
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surface mount company just after finishing Uni, and we used to rework hundr=
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of boards each day using standard bosch paint stripper heat guns - there's =
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of a knack to it, since all the solder on the board tends to melt and then =
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the components start sliding away, but if you are quick enough, you can whi=
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However, I don't know what sort of heat a SA110 could stand... the componen=
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will get very hot.


Er, as an aside, where's the latest version of RiscBSD? It's not in the=20
ftp.ph.kcl.ac.uk/...blah.../1.3-Alpha  surely?
Think I might bother to upgrade my 1.2 system at last.
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