Things NOT to do...

[ctgilles]

Will be updated when Murphy strikes again ;)

Rule #1: Do NOT twist the heatsink that you glued to your 8RDA+ voltage regulator :)
(The chip WILL come off ;))

Getting a new board later today, thanks JC!! :toast:

[SektorX]

just solder that sucker back on there, should be no prob :-)

[ctgilles]

sure :D LOL :)

[SektorX]

I'm not kidding, it should be nicely doable. I switched the voltchip of a gef3 once because I fried it. worked afterwards like it should.
As long as the chip itself isn't damaged you should be fine
anyways it doesn't hurt to try :p

[ctgilles]

it _was_kinda damaged, can't get the heatsink of :(