28 Apr
2002
28 Apr
'02
5:06 a.m.
On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Jos Dreesen wrote:
"Peter C. Wallace" wrote:
Several PCB proto houses will do small 4 and 6 layer boards at hobbyist
prices. Expenditure for hot air gun: $59.00...
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Jos Dreesen wrote:
Nonsense! I do 388 pin BGAs for protos all the time with nothing but a hot air
gun...
There is more to handling than just soldering.
How about the PCB itself ? Certainly not hobbyist grade...
How about the costs involved ? the equipment ?
Impossible? How?
Open any GSM phone and look at the components....
There is NO WAY a hobbyist (not even Tony ( sorry chap !)) will be able to
handle 200-300 pin BGA packages, with 0.8 or even 0.5mm pitch.
Industrial prototyping, which is what you do, is NOT hobbyist electronics.
I still stand by my opinion that handling the modern devices is beyond hobbyist
means.
Regards, JOS
I think any determined electronic hobbyist could handle a BGA proto...
Peter Wallace