Anyone managed to straighten a pin on a am5 socket ?

[Sparky]

Have a bent pin on my am5 socket , god knows how but , its there. Anyone managed to straighten one or know anywhere that can do it??

 

[Ice Tea]

Funny enough i was thinking recently about starting a thread asking if pins are getting bent on AM5 boards.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Vince has a repair thread somewhere in the forums
Pretty certain he has the required skills
Seen him replace pins on cpus before which is
Lot more difficult than straightening a bent pin
I have straightened plenty on cpus
But in the motherboard socket is more awkward to
Work in

 

[mickyflinn]

@Vince will be able to help you.

 

[TrojanWhore]

If you have a steady hand, then it should be possible to straighten it with a sewing needle or similar. I've straightened a load of pins on an AM4 CPU (my 1700) with a knife, but never on a socket.
As said though, if Vince is willing to take it on for you, that's probably your best bet.

Also, you can find a pin-out map and identify what the pin in question does... If you're lucky it could be something not that important (like 3rd/4th memory slot, a temp sensor etc.), in which case you could just ignore it and try to remember to inform the potential buyer if you ever sold the board.

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File:Socket AM5 pinmap.svg - Wikimedia Commons

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[randal]

Yeah I’ve done it using a microscope and a couple of sewing needles.

Rescued a B650e board with about 10 bent pins.

Pro tip: don’t do it all in one go, do a bit and walk away then come back to it.

 

[Sparky]

@Vince will be able to help you.

Awesome thanks

 

[Sparky]

Vince has a repair thread somewhere in the forums
Pretty certain he has the required skills
Seen him replace pins on cpus before which is
Lot more difficult than straightening a bent pin
I have straightened plenty on cpus
But in the motherboard socket is more awkward to
Work in

Yeh I've repaired cpu pins before with a credit card, am5 skt is a whole different ball game.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Here's vinces repair thread
Does a lot of handheld stuff but can turn his skills
To pc stuff I dont doubt at all

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