Ok as you may have seen i have the Papilio One 250 board. I decided to do a upgrade instead of buying the 500E version. I decided to buy just the IC (FPGA) alone and desolder my old 250 IC and replace with a 500E.
Im awaiting the 500E IC from Gadget Factory. As soon as it arrives ill solder it in. But here are some cool pictures of it desoldered and ready.
These are actual images. The chip looks brand new like it was never soldered before heh…
I cleaned the board with Alcohol 91% ….