On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 08:19 AM, Alan G4ZFQ wrote:
Others have cut the IC pins with a Dremel-type tool or even with a scalpel.
A scalpel blade, specifically a #15 blade, applied with a rocking motion adjacent to the IC body, will slice cleanly through the leads without putting undue stress on the PCB lands.
Then merely individually heat and pluck off the leads, clean up the lands and you are ready to reinstall.
Good luck and 73, Don N2VGU
Donald S Brant Jr