yup, I was going to say 'if in doubt just unsolder
the socket'



"Charles" wrote in message ...
: wrote in message
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: I have worked on many Sony receivers with Fluorescent displays..... I
: am guessing that what you are thinking is a socket is really a spacer
: and the display is soldered directly to the pcb. ....
:
: Oooooh, I'll bet you're right.
:
: simple enough, get your solder wick out and un-solder and remove the display.
:
: I had considered doing that. It wouldn't take me too long and there's a much
: lower probability of damaging the display even if that spacer was a socket.
:
: Thanks for the reply.
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: Chuck
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