by Rerouter » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:56 pm
For an eeprom even a 20W iron would do, now i will say first most of my knowledge comes with the expectation that you have fine motor skills, if not, but a $50 chinese hot air rework station and enjoy the easy life,
Ok first up find a nice small jewelers flat head screw driver that you can fit under the the eeprom leg, (pins 8 and 7 makes things much easier) on those pins, like a normal soldering job add some solder to refresh everything and make the later bits easier (but be quick about it, small things with a 40W iron tends to mean the part leaves with the iron, and seriously your solder should contain flux that is less than 5 years old or things will go badly)
Position the flat blade between pin 8 and the pcb, the idea is that you will only have to gently twist the screw driver to lift the pin once the solder is molten, the using de-solder whick (not a sucker!!!) remove the solder to reveal the pin in air, then repeated on pin 7,
Heat the solder from the pad not the pin, it should quickly reflow, wait another full second, then gently lift the pin till it is slightly above level with where it leaves the chip, lift your iron while you get the whick place it on pad 8 and heat on the whick, it should remove the solder and leave pin 8 in mid air,
After you have lifted both pads, get some paper and place it under the pins so when you use your clip they dont make contact again,
I've done stuff like this enough times having to make up switchable hour meter for trucks where i mess with the address lines, and have not broken any pins in this part it.