Time-Saving Methods of Rescuing IR3109N OTAs from 80017A Wafers

Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2025 Today I am sharing spilling the beans on my 80017A wafer-stripping and chip reclamation methods. Over time I have developed my own system for improving the speed and success of reclaiming coveted IR3109N SMD OTAs in decent quantities. These OTAs are used in my 101-VCF, JP6-VCF, and JU60-VCF eurorack modules. Even with time-saving measures, I easily spend way more time reclaiming the chips than actually building these modules. And the main reason I call my endeavors a labor of love, it's all for you my friend. EDIT: You may be wondering why I don't use the Alfa remakes instead. Here's a quick comparison of the two chips at this video https://youtu.be/JxOf0P4VcK4 0:00 | Intro 0:31 | The 80017A Wafer Encapsulation 1:52 | My Method for Removing the Black Resin 4:21 | Extracting Chips from the Wafer 6:26 | Mounting the Chip to a DIP ADAPTER Like, Comment, and Subscribe now. MUSIC https://gstormelectro.bandcamp.com/ FACEBOOK https://facebook.com/gstormelectro BLOG https://gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/ LISTEN/DOWNLOAD https://soundcloud.com/gstormelectro REVERB https://reverb.com/shop/gstormelectro