Hi

> do is desolder all the mini
> jacks and pots (you will almost certainly destroy the mini-jacks -
> no bad thing:).

It is very easy to desolder minijacks if you have a soldering iron, that
provides replacable tips. There are special tips for 6pin or 8pin DIL-ICs.
If you find a 6pin tip it is perfect to heat all four pins of the mini jack
at the same time. I have a 8pin tip, which is a littlebit too long, but if
you place the tip careful centered on the minijacks soldering it should not
trouble

the example for my ERSA soldering iron is:
URL: http://www.buerklin.com/gruppen/KapL/L173220.asp

Florian
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