Bottom Line Up Front: is this modification a "one-way street"?

I'm more a software guy, but I'll take a stab at this.

Postulation: The graphite from the pencil enhances the electrical conductivity of the resistor, effectively lowering its resistance. The result: voltage supplied by the S3 hashing board to the BM1382s is effectively reduced.


If the above is correct, I pose the following:

1. Can the S3/3+ chips run at their default frequency/clockrate once this modification is applied?

Experience with CPU over/under clocking+volting leads me to believe that if the voltage supplied is less than sufficient for the desired frequency, the chip will either fail to initialize or initialize and misbehave. See #2 particularly if false;


2. Can the graphite be safely removed?
(Methodology requested if true).


Thanks,
moose