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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: BGA Soldering: Hot air rework station

From: Mark Brueggemann <qrq_cw@...>
Date: 2007-10-03

--- pgdion1 <pgdion1@...> wrote:

"electronut" <electronut@... wrote:

> > Recently, I started making electronic circuits as a hobby and now
> > I want to do more complex stuff like FPGAs.
> > For that I need to solder BGAs. I'm considering buying a hot air
> > rework station.

Never mind getting them soldered down, it's getting a PWB laid
out that's the PITA. Commercial board houses do it all the time
but I can't think of any homebrew process that you coud get
all those nets routed out on a couple layers.



Mark K5LXP
Albuquerque, NM