3 Jan
2007
3 Jan
'07
12:20 a.m.
>> It's extremely cool. What's with
you and the x-rays lately? Did
After I scanned the IIe motherboard and people liked it, I did a few
more. When you have access to this equipement its easy to not appreciate
it. ; )
>>you score an x-ray machine somewhere recently?
(I ask out of
>>jealousy...I'd love a small x-ray setup [and the knowledge to use it]
>>for soldering BGA components).
X-rays really won't help too much for soldering BGA devices. With x-rays
you can't tell the difference between 2 pieces of .25" steel stacked on
each other or 1 piece of .5" steel when x-raying through the thickness.
He said in an
earlier message, that it was at his place of
employment. :)
Oh, duh. I missed that somehow. :-/ He's
aparently not as crazy as I am to have some x-ray gear at home
(then again, I've never used it partly because I don't know enough
about
dosages to determine what's safe, and how much to use to expose film
properly, etc).
What type of equipment do you have, if you don't mind my asking?