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BGA-2000 Micro Oven

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I would like to hear any feedback (good or bad) about the O... - Jan 19, 2000 by

I tested out the OK unit and found it to be a "down and dir... - Jan 20, 2000 by RDR

Rob, I am currently using a BGA-3000 from OK, which works ... - Jan 20, 2000 by

One of the best rework systems on the market is the Sniper ... - Jan 26, 2000 by

Where did you find a BGA 2000???? This machine is not saled... - Jan 26, 2000 by

Casey, I agree the Sniper is a fine machine! I'm doing ... - Jan 26, 2000 by APE South

The BGA-2000 is an old system thats correct ! I am a BGA-35... - Jan 28, 2000 by

HELLO CUSTOMERS OF OK LATEST INFORMATION UPDATE WITH REFERE... - Jan 31, 2000 by

Rob Douglass

#7785

BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 19 January, 2000

I would like to hear any feedback (good or bad) about the OK Industries BGA-2000 Series BGA and Fine Pitch Rework System. I was not part of the selection process for this machine and my initial opinion is that this unit may be "under-powered". Looking forward to any comments.

Regards, Rob

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RDR

#7786

Re: BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 20 January, 2000

I tested out the OK unit and found it to be a "down and dirty" rework machine that will do BGAs if demeanding thermal requirements are not needed. My largest concern was the lack of bottom side preheat. I have recently purchased the Air-Vac DRS24 and have no problems anymore. The OK unit is just that "OK". It is much faster than the Air-Vac but does not perform as well or as repeatable. The Air-Vac has thermocouple control and a very large bottom side pre-heater. These things provide a very repeatable process regardless of starting temps etc... by the way I do not work for Air-Vac if this sounds like a sales pitch

Russ

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Kris W

#7787

Re: BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 20 January, 2000

Rob,

I am currently using a BGA-3000 from OK, which works fairly well. I did find that the customer support for the purchase of nozzles and stencils was very poor (overpriced and long lead times). I did find stencils for a good price through Mini Micro Stencil in California. Although I don't currently own one, I really wish I had spent the extra bucks on the Air-Vac. Good luck!

Kris

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Casey Scheu

#7788

Re: BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 26 January, 2000

One of the best rework systems on the market is the Sniper from APE Corporation. One thing you'll never here is that the system dosn't have enough power. Check it out. www.apecorp.com

Casey Scheu

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Franck Bourrieres

#7789

Re: BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 26 January, 2000

Where did you find a BGA 2000???? This machine is not saled anymore. The new one is the 3592 and include a large underboard heater which shouldn't be "under-powered" but this depend of the kind of board you are repairing. If you really want a large under board heater, have a look to a Freedom 2000 from Conceptronic (the cost is not the same also).

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APE South

#7790

Re: BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 26 January, 2000

Casey,

I agree the Sniper is a fine machine! I'm doing uBGA's with a Sniper system and it is working great. Great uniform chip collapse! Plenty of power....That's why we bought the machine....Also, very easy for the production people to use.

Joe

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Rene

#7791

Re: BGA-2000 Micro Oven | 28 January, 2000

The BGA-2000 is an old system thats correct ! I am a BGA-3500 user (the newest version)with windows software and a large underboard heather, i am verry happy with the system after using an APE wich was verry bad for my aplication. There is a posibility to build a large underboard heather in your system, that will help you solve all your problems !! Rene

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PAUL WOOD

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Re:OK BGA-REWORK MACHINES OLD AND NEW | 31 January, 2000

HELLO CUSTOMERS OF OK LATEST INFORMATION UPDATE WITH REFERENCE TO OLD BGA 2000 MACHINES WHICH ARE NOW 6YEARS OLD MANY NEW INVENTIONS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE CAN BE PURCHASED FROM METCAL TO BRING YOU TO THE FOREFRONT OF TECHNOLOGY.(PATENTED TO ) BGA 3000 MACHINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY BGA 3500 SERIES, THESE DO GREAT SOLDER PASTE PREPARATION BY ALIGNING THE STENCIL ON THE MACHINE TO DO EFFORTLESS SOLDER PASTE APPLICATION FOR BGA AND CSP PRINTING. THE STENCILS ARE LOW COST AND IN STOCK WITH CUSTOM STENCILS BEING DONE IN A WEEK FROM A CREDIT CARD ON THE WEB. OLD BGA 3000 CAN BE UPDATED ALSO TO THIS STATUS AT LOW COST, NEW BGA 3591 WILL BE SHOWN AT NEPCON FOR THE FIRST TIME CALLED BGA 3591 WITH A LARGE CONVECTION BOTTOM HEATER(MANY ALREADY IN USE). THIS HAS A FULL CONVECTION PREHETER WHICH WILL HEAT THE MOST DIFFICULT PCBS IN THE INDUSTRY. THIS IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR UPGRADE TO BGA 3000 AND BGA 3500. IF YOU ARE CUSTOMERS AND NEED SUPPORT YOU ARE WELCOME TO CALL ME AT METCAL. I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE ANY MORE INFO HERE JUST CALL ME FOR THE BEST HELP, IN THE INDUSTRY. 650 325 3291 ALL THE BEST PAUL WOOD MAKET DEVELOPEMENT MANAGER OK / METCAL

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