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Unread 02-24-2005, 05:19 PM   #2
PaulDriver
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Odds are the heatsink was cooling a transistor.

broken transistor means no more working device.

you may want to try soldering the broken pin back into place.

you may have caused more damage though, and the machine may never function again.
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