Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 09 12:46:10 EDT 1999 | Bob Barr
I have been using an Air-Vac DRS-22 for almost two years with very good results. Once a profile is developed it is very repeatable. The DRS-22 is no longer available, however. It has been replaced by the DRS-24. Unfortunately, the DRS-24 has a lo
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 19 06:25:42 EST 2006 | bwet
There are several life studies (see for example http://www.solder.net/stencilquik/articles.asp) which point to higher reliability of reworked BGAs using solder paste vs flux. The theory on the mechanisms which allow this to happen are as follows: 1
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 09 11:22:44 EDT 2009 | pcbrown
There are several out there. We will be doing some proprietary BGA installation in-house and I need a rework station. Has anyone had any experience with Focal Spot RD-500? Air-Vac DRS25? Or is there a better system out there for occasional to light u
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 13 16:38:57 EDT 2009 | hegemon
'Hege is checking in for the DRS25 by Air Vac. Forced Air Convection reflow, and huge heating capacity for bottom side, ensuring minimum Delta T across the PCB during the process. Have 3 of these machines constantly in use for the last 2 and a half
Electronics Forum | Mon May 27 12:14:35 EDT 2002 | arcandspark
I use the exact same paste flux that we use in our solder paste for SMT manufacturing with great success. I have also had great success using the Air Vac DRS Hot Gas units with the same size BGA's. If to much heat is applied to fast to the BGA be it
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 23 07:15:44 EDT 2004 | pjc
Best systems come from the following: SRT http://www.vjelectronix.com/vjebeta/products.asp?title=Rework%20Solutions AirVac http://www.air-vac-eng.com/ Metcal http://www.metcal.com/ ERSA http://www.ersa.de/en/
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 22 13:12:07 EST 2002 | bcceng
Maxtim, the rework stations you mentioned are the lower end low cost units, all great machines. Now days you can get a real deal in the used market on the top of the line models offered in rework stations. There are three rework station that I consid
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 30 03:33:07 EDT 2004 | tuner73
Is anyone out there reworking the AMP BGA ziff sockets? AMP's recommendation is that it cannot be reworked. I have successfully reworked the 604 ball version of this socket, but I am having problems with the 603 ball version. I am using an Air-Vac
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 22 12:34:14 EST 2002 | timreisenleiter
I am in the process of sourcing and ordering a BGA rework station. I only have exprerience with the OK-Industries (Now Metcal) BGA-3500 BGA rework system. Any experience/input on other comparable systems would be much appreciated (Pace TF3000, Air-
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 13:17:06 EDT 1999 | Jeff Ferry
| | | Hiya, | | | | | | Could anyone please suggest recommended manufacturers of | | | IR rework stations for the removal of various SMT comps. | | | | | | Cheers | | | | | Why IR ? Ok, I�ve seen only one but that thing burnt the PCB before the s
