DIN removal

[Duo_R]

Yeah there is one that is the exact pinouts for the existing legs that is the one that you want.

[grahf]

Ahh, that's too bad. A lot of dins match except for the two outer grounding pins, which can be changed....   Good luck finding a matching one.

[Duo_R]

I assume yours is removed already now, but always be really careful with the heat and lift technique. With these old systems it is really easy to lift traces, make life more difficult. On this one I use a cheapie radioshack desolder iron, the one for like $15. I put large blobs of solder on pins using solder and my solder iron. I then use the desolder iron and try to get as much sucked up as possible. I then take a needle nose plyer and see if the pins is free. Slightly move the pin left and right and usually that does the trick. You carefully break free the remaining bits of solder to the pins. Once all pins are free it pops off.

Theres my modder tip on that one.

[Duo_R]

oh and I got the matching sockets off ebay

[Drakon]

I always use a small flat head to slightly pry the din jack out while heating up the solder on each pin until the jack is out. It's a pain but it works. Try to at least get the solder off of the grounding points though ahead of time to make it easier.

Good god man that would take forever.

[peasoup]

Ended up getting creative with a glue gun and a scalpel It's not pretty but it will work until I manage to find a better socket.