how necessary is it??

[Mohrenberg]

Forum member Mohrenberg recently wrote about a really good method for removing that PCB. First you need a curved pick of some sort (you can probably make one out of a paper clip or safety pin). You put a large drop of solder on the end of your iron, wedge the pick underneath the PCB, touch the drop of solder to all three pins at once (which melts the solder on the pins) and use the pick to lift the PCB right off. All told it should take less than 2 seconds to remove it, and this method will give you the cleanest results.

heh i just saw that! thanks.