3dfx Archive - vsa100 white stuff remove

outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	vsa100 white stuff remove 10.05.07 at 17:43:15 Ok, left the v5 5500 in the fridge for some hours and then took off the sinks. Unfortunately the epoxied white glue stayed on the vsa chips and not on the sinks. Any idea how to remove them?
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BFG3dfx Ex Member	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #1 - 10.05.07 at 19:18:41 I like to use a razor blade mysef
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outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #2 - 10.05.07 at 19:47:01 thats what I m using right now, but looks like its gonna tike sometime
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Chosen_One Senior Member Offline Keeper of the BIOS-files... Posts: 499 Germany Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #3 - 10.05.07 at 20:37:13 use isopropyl alcohol...
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outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #4 - 10.05.07 at 20:41:26 used that in the beginning but this glue is so rock solid it wouldn't decompose. I m done now with the razor and used the liquid for fine polishing the vsa's surface....until logo started to disappear
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outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #5 - 10.05.07 at 21:16:33 Why every time I try to do something with a 3dfx card things get messed out?....i m out of luck
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #6 - 10.05.07 at 23:32:11 What happened? Did you cut the pin on the RAM chip? ??? (picture is a bit fuzzy)
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outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #7 - 10.05.07 at 23:37:13 The pin looks like its off the hook (no contact with the soldering point) and seemed touching the next to it. I tried to straighten it out and resolder but I can't know if its ok unless I test it and I need the coolers (on their way here) to try to power it up.
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Re: vsa100 white stuff remove
Reply #8 - 11.05.07 at 09:17:16

that really sucks balls. Sad

good thing you got it soldered back on, have you checked to make sure it doesn't connect with the next pin through the soldering stuff??

Good luck with that, hope it works out for ya.

but is trhere any other stuff out there that will help remove the glue?? I don't really have shops near me that sell that kinda stuff you mentioned.

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Re: vsa100 white stuff remove
Reply #9 - 11.05.07 at 16:46:27

@ultima is correct - if you have a multimeter, check for shorting across these two pins using the "continuity test" setting on the meter. Wink

(that's the setting where the meter goes BEEP when you short the probes together). Roll Eyes

If the pins are not shorted, and you have a good connection with the pin you resoldered - the you are good to go! Grin

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outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #10 - 11.05.07 at 21:29:30 victory ....coolers are here....on the vsa....and works fine ...thank you all for your help
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outlaw Full Member Offline Orbital Ring Posts: 130 Greece Gender:	Re: vsa100 white stuff remove Reply #11 - 12.05.07 at 18:34:38 Can't wait for the alumina to dry and plug the beast for some gaming
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