In a message dated 95-12-11 23:07:55 EST, you write:

>	Besides disconnecting the battery before removing the brain box,
>etc, I'd STRONGLY recomend getting a ground strap and conductive, grounded
>workplace for this kind of thing. VWs are obviously more stoutly built,
>but more than 10 Watts of radio (like Ham radio) from a vehicle mounted
>antenna blows up Toyota engine management systems. A Ham friend of my
>brother's blew-up his Camry wagon's control box and was denied
>warranty coverage. A killer dose of static is easier to couple into
>a brain box when its open than RF...
>
Also, there's voltage present at the tip of the soldering iron (if I remember
correctly), so there's always the possibility of damaging sensitive
components that are normally static sensitive.  I haven't tested the tip of
my soldering iron personally, so don't know if this is true or not.