25 Apr
2002
25 Apr
'02
8:08 a.m.
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Jos Dreesen wrote:
> Allison wrote:
> >almost impossible for the home builder ... and only the odd few (Tony? :-)
> > 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.
Nonsense! I do 388 pin BGAs for protos all the time
with nothing but a hot air
gun...
BGAs are easier than fine pitch QFP to solder (though
difficult to salvage if
done wrong...)
Well, I did also some similar stuff .. still I think the nomber of
people doing this is _quite_ small. And unlike the time when a classic
soldering Iron even in the 100 Watt roof repair category was ok to start
with, only _very_ few people will get into this.
> Granted, not all equipment is build that way, but
I am rather pessimistic about
> the future of electronics as a hobby.
Jep.
> I also believe the rise in interest in classic
computing is due to the fact that
> you can tinker with the old machines...
dto.
Gruss
H.
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