Lpc2000

Ok, so it seems I'm not the only one concerned with BGA
prototyping or 'hobbiest' use of such devices.

What kind of expense have people experienced for board
manufacturing?

I have used subcontractors to load boards with *LOTS* of
BGA devices, and if I recall correctly, there was a $3k
NRE charge to setup the reflow machines. We had a bad
FPGA on one board, and that same company was able to
remove and replace the BGA using a hot air gun. A
pretty impressive feat - given that there were lots of
FPGAs around the one they removed (it was a correlator
board)

http://www.ovro.caltech.edu/~dwh/correlator

How about the guys reading this list that have played with
homemade reflow machines based on quartz ovens - any attempts
at loading BGA devices? Any success?

Dave