On 16 Jan 2005 08:24:13 -0800, microx wrote:
What is the best way to resurrect an IC that has had a couple of legs
broken off, but is otherwise working?

Replace it with a new one if you can. If you can't, then you can try
mounting it in a socket (use a machine pin socket) for stability, then
soldering on bits of wire to replace the broken legs. You stuff the wire
in to the socket, then solder it to whats left of the leg. Never remove
the chip from the socket again, just stuff the whole thing in to the
socket on the board.

I am talking about a regular DIP
IC here, an old computer custom chip which is rare to find now. 2 legs
have been broken off at the root, so you can barely see some metal
peeking out. Is there some easy way to get access to the connection or
break off a piece of the casing to connect a wire to it?

You might try a Dremel with a small cutting bit to remove a bit of the
case to get at more metal if necessary.

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