Soldered it to a chip leg instead. Now to muster up the courage to see if the JAP 64 can play a PAL game when the PIF is replaced. Hope I didn't short anything and that I didn't cook the PIF... The soldering doesn't look to good, but after everything is in place and works I'll use another spare PAL ...

Soooo, could I solder to the small holes that are in the traces or are they just there to confuse me?

I was careful with the JAP one. I'll look into the schematic asap, thanks a bunch

Now I really feel like swearing :'( When trying to solder the cables to the pads, that used to hold the PIF:s, ones of them came of... And the cable I used was a wee bit to thick so that space was gonna be an issue. I'm really out of my depth here hehe :-) Pads coming of is not good if I understand ...

Found a way to make it work without hot air. Used 1,2 mm copper wire to be able to add heat to 1 whole side of the PIF, added some solder and I pulled up 1 side at a time. The PAL-chipped got somewhat abused, but once I get the PAL PCB cleaned I can solder some wires and try out that PIF and the PAL...

Buy one of those $50 hotair stations (like the Atten 858) and just heat the pins/pads until the solder melts.

Any risk of damaging the PIF using the hot air? Looking at a Swedish version of the Atten 858.

The PIF:s are not that easy to unsolder, they're actually driving me crazy. Any advice would be much appreciated

will it be expensive to buy?

You'll know when it is released, up until then it will only be speculations!

where will you be able to get the premodded systems when it's done?

You'll know when it is released, up until then it will only be speculations!

Still no SOP-DIP converters, contacted seller and I'm hoping that they'll send 4 new ones. Waiting for parts is driving me crazy!!!