Definitely a donor board, the other side was worse (you can see the power switch to the right, it just fell off).
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Here is the cpu removed, luckily only one pin was partially corroded.
Are you just using a hot air gun to desolder? That looks nice and clean.
Thanks. Hot air in this case. The process I use for this is to add fresh leaded solder, then some extra flux. After that, just keep moving around the hot air nozzle.
have you done any boards with plastic sockets? how do you not destroy them? I've been putting kapton tape and aluminum foil barriers on them but sometimes they find a way to melt anyway
You can also get low temp solder, add that in, then desolder it easier.
I've had luck using kapton around plastic parts. The fresh solder really helps melt the components quicker. I also use a nozzle to help concentrate the heat in the area and prevent it from blowing directly on plastic parts. Depending on the board, you can go no nozzle and heat from below (which is how I replaced a PS5 ribbon connector).