Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 15 18:16:15 EDT 2001 | Shindler
Hi Larry- Be wary of which IR systems you use, dark IR (ERSA) maintains only the positive effects of infrared use in that this infrared medium wavelength has the optimal absorbtion/reflection ratio between light and dark colors. Therby, guaranteeing
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 12 15:09:59 EDT 2001 | larryk
I am currently looking into purchasing a BGA rework station. Most of the various manufactures use convection heat, but Ersa was different in that they use IR. I know and understand the difference between the two types, but I was wondering if any body
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 16 04:54:44 EDT 2001 | mugen
METCAL has a good unit, for BGA rework, and it uses Hot Air Reflow (convection). The pros and cons of Hot Air Vs IR, you can find easily ard u... em are ageless topics, happy debating. hint : good reasons why SMT Reflow Ovens, were IR switched to
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 16 15:29:30 EDT 2001 | steven
When Air-Vac introduced an IR system at a show in San Jose, people though it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. For obvious reasons they discontinued the short life of the IR systems and implemented hot air into their rework stations. Sales
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 05 16:06:48 EST 2013 | mlevesque
We are looking for a new BGA rework station. We got an ERSA IR550A and we are not very satisfied. I'm not sure that IR reflow is the better solution because the top-side heating is too large. I think is better with a convection "forced-air" heat.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 12 16:18:24 EDT 2001 | caldon
I am not familiar with the ERSA system you talk about but wanted to let you know there is another company call PDR that also uses IR and no nozzles. the machine is pretty slick and easy to use and set up. We have found no adverse affects to the IR he
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 05 20:31:39 EST 2013 | hegemon
Air Vac DRS25. Hands down the best rework EQ. (my humble opinion, based on my own experience with rework EQ going back 15 years +) Right in your budget. Complete capability for rework. SMD, BGA, POP. Full profiling capability. Massive bottom heati
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 01 00:34:45 EDT 2000 | Antonio
I have evaluated SRT, Air-Vac and Conceptronic rework stations. All three machines offer great BGA and Micro BGA rework capability. But the one I have preferred is the Conceptronic Freedom 2000, as a matter of fact I have purchased two freedom 2000 i
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 28 23:05:56 EDT 2004 | FocalSpot
Hi Daniel, I would suggest you check out http://www.focalspot.com. FocalSpot offers an advanced rework station from Japan, the RD-500 Series, which is unique to the industry and tailored for lead free rework and challenging BGA applications due i
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 15 15:51:21 EST 2006 | RJ K.
I have been looking into buying a rework station like ERSA or PDR. What I am questioning is how well will these systems reflow BGA's with metal top/cover that are reflective. In addition, when preheating the board would dark body packages absorb te
