Pauls0627@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/18/98 1:10:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, omtech@xxxxxxxxx
> writes:
>
> << Unfortunately, there are no components available separately for the 4
> circuit. The ICs (4 of them, I think) are/were custom made for Olympus by
> Sharp and are covered with something like epoxy after they are soldered to
> the flex. >>
>
> It's probably a dead end, but has anyone contacted Sharp about availability of
> these components?
>
> Paul Schings
> Coventry, RI
>
Even if they were available, John's description sounds like naked chips
bonded (not exactly soldered) to the PCB. You need a pretty advanced
electronics lab to handle that kind of technology. Besides I doubt that
it is possible to remove a faulty chip without damaging the circuit board
beyond repair.
Regards
Lars
--
Lars Haven <mailto:lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> aka <lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
"When writing about women, one must dip one's pen in a rainbow"
D. Diderot
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