<![CDATA[This weekend I desoldered all the RAM on yet another Atari 130XE to add in sockets for the chips, and I think I did a damn clean job!]]>This weekend I desoldered all the RAM on yet another Atari 130XE to add in sockets for the chips, and I think I did a damn clean job!

(Though I wish I hadn't had to use 1 white socket right at the end 😅)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e180e5c5-5568-4af9-826d-b31c8387e835/this-weekend-i-desoldered-all-the-ram-on-yet-another-atari-130xe-to-add-in-sockets-for-the-chips-and-i-think-i-did-a-damn-clean-jobRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:16:01 GMTWed, 13 May 2026 17:31:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This weekend I desoldered all the RAM on yet another Atari 130XE to add in sockets for the chips, and I think I did a damn clean job! on Wed, 13 May 2026 17:50:18 GMT]]>@SuperSelena64 Nice - never been able to do that without lifting at least 1 pad

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/RavenLuni/statuses/116568530507111911https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/RavenLuni/statuses/116568530507111911Wed, 13 May 2026 17:50:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This weekend I desoldered all the RAM on yet another Atari 130XE to add in sockets for the chips, and I think I did a damn clean job! on Wed, 13 May 2026 17:49:40 GMT]]>@SuperSelena64 I think the lack of uniformity is charming. Gives the board more of a story!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/Flamekebab/statuses/116568528041931471https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/Flamekebab/statuses/116568528041931471Wed, 13 May 2026 17:49:40 GMT