12 Aug
2006
12 Aug
'06
3:44 a.m.
"Ethan Dicks" wrote:
I _have_ thought about that for replacement -8/L and -8/i boards -
Just curious, are there any machine readable schematics or netlists
for the 8/I?
(from my primative understanding an 8/i was made from a few different
flip chips and a *lot* of backplane wirewrap - just wondering if that's
machine readable anywhere)
On another topic, I do SMT all the time. You do need a few tools - a
nice maginifying lens w/light, tweezers, a very very fine tip (a low end
metcal is very helpful). A special hot air gun is also helpful for
removing parts with lots of pins. And if your pcb's are finished with
"hasl" - hot air solder layer I find you don't need flux as much (but it
does help).
-brad