yeah, I would say "if it's soldered on, don't remove it" but that really only pertains to motherboards. Other mid-grade boards seem to be different. I had contacted my buyer from here about some mid-grade boards and they said that if I removed copper type items, like relays, it would be considered high mid-grade.
My rule of thumb is if it's soldered, ask before removing. nothing worse than finding out your loosing money while working.
just in my opinion.
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