tsop lift on 250/255

[uksrevivor]

Hello again lads i just saw a old video on tsop lifts on an ambit 250 all he did was lift the chip and reinstall it ? is that all you have to do to unbrick a modem? i thought you would have to reprogramme it in some way or replace it with a new one ? im even more confused lol ahhh waht the worst that can happen lol


it will go bang in a puff of smoke ?
it will catch fire ?
it wont ever work again lol ?
i will die a horrible painfull death breathing toxic fumes from the solder lol?
me fecking garden wall will get bigger with all the poxy bricks lol
or it might actually work and i will jump around all excited like cause it worked lol.

any advice would be appreciated lads in advance

[captainspaulding]

Im a total novice so don't take my word for it but from what little i understand i think the chip has to be reprogrammed after been taken out but i heard its a hell of a job.

[uksrevivor]

this is the link hope it ok to post if not please remove lol

http://www.unlockmodem.com/blog/?s=a...m+tsop+removal


bang on tune too lol

[toolzkit]

send a pm to bad_ad84 he should be able to help m8

[uksrevivor]

ok found some info on this forum so i need to use a willem hmmmmmmmmm to programme the chip not just remove lol didnt think it was trhat easy lol lads

[TechWreck]

hi bud,yes if you do like I did I over heated the board and what a fookin bang ! think it was a cap that blew , lol
so i leave the Sh*te to the pro`s
and take the board out of the modem cos apparentley plastic melts ! again lol

[matthew4321]

you need to lift the chip and reprogram with the willem 4.5, you must use a heat blower in order to make it a good job, i still done some now, not as meny anymore tho.... but if you want to tri it, be prpared to mess the first 5-10 modems up in order to get it right....but once you master it you can do them in less than 5 mins(just remove and replace) takes about 25-40 mins to reprogram, get some old boards and tri removing the chips...

[Bad_Ad84]

Originally Posted by matthew4321

you need to lift the chip and reprogram with the willem 4.5, you must use a heat blower in order to make it a good job, i still done some now, not as meny anymore tho.... but if you want to tri it, be prpared to mess the first 5-10 modems up in order to get it right....but once you master it you can do them in less than 5 mins(just remove and replace) takes about 25-40 mins to reprogram, get some old boards and tri removing the chips...

willem 4.5 isnt the only way, but its probably the cheapest as the tsop48 socket is built in as the adapters cost around 35 quid each alone.

and yeah, pretty spot on with dead modem numbers, i think i killed around 4 getting progressively better until i got the knack of it.... but i have been soldering for years, i wouldnt suggest it to someone whos not got alot of experiance.