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On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:28:42 +0100 Attila Kinali <attila AT kinali DOT ch> wrote: > > > Yes and no. Yes, you can do it, no you need a good fan > > > (not the usual ones you get at hardware shops) and some > > > experience how to do it. > > > > By fan, are you meaning hot air blower, or heat gun? > > Like my 1650 Watt version? > > Er.. yes.. sorry. The language barrier got me here.. > I meant something like the "HOT JET S" from Leister with a 5mm nozzle. > Ie something that has a fine airflow and temperature control and that > you can move precisely. Hint: if you want to use that to solder a BGA, use a liberal amount of highly liquid flux and pour it under the BGA (from the sides). And be carefull not to touch the board or hit the table with a foot. Otherwise you'll get bend solder balls and possible shorts. Attila Kinali -- The trouble with you, Shev, is you don't say anything until you've saved up a whole truckload of damned heavy brick arguments and then you dump them all out and never look at the bleeding body mangled beneath the heap -- Tirin, The Dispossessed, U. Le Guin
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