> Some other stuff from the thread needed to be moved so I put this here. I don't think > most SSOP70 chips are glued but who knows.
clearly not you. boards with smt parts on both sides have the bottom parts glued to the board so they dont fall off when they are wave-soldered. its very common. all of the Namco System 12 games are like that. however they can be removed in about 10 seconds with the right approach