So, a dumb question...

[The Robot Devil]

I soldered in a dip socket upside down. So long as I insert the chip in the right direction, will that matter?

Or should I do the right thing and desolder the whole thing and fix it?

 

[owlexifry]

nope, it doesn’t matter, so long as you install the chip in the correct orientation

 

[The Robot Devil]

I thought that would be the case. Thanks for confirming @owlexifry!