>soldered it into a socket You... what? Why would you ever solder a chip into a socket, rather than just insert? (they clipped the original chip, instead of

>soldered it into a socket You... what? Why would you ever solder a chip into a socket, rather than just insert? (they clipped the original chip, instead of desoldering it. The socket is then inserted into another socket on the board. Workable trick but... why, just why.)