You can also ask at local laptop or phone repair shops. If they do more than just replacing broken screens, they should have tools and expertise to mount a BGA chip, and probably will do it much cheaper than $500.
Jacek. On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 12:04 PM Mark A. Yoder <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a student who needs a very compact Linux system for his project. > He's selected a Pocket Beagle and has modified the Pocket Beagle PCB to > have a couple of additional components. The next step is to have the board > made and mount the Octavo chip on the board. His gotten a quote of some > $500 just to mount the chip. > > Ouch! > > So we've decided to mount the chip ourselves. We have a reflow oven and > an x-ray machine. > > What suggestions do you all have that will improve the odds in getting it > mounted the first time? > > Thanks... > > --Mark > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/2a38ab56-7eb7-442a-9dd3-5081584caaac%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/2a38ab56-7eb7-442a-9dd3-5081584caaac%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAA2oDvYFuKQfRDVb%3D3_80tv03wbbipZO2pkxwyfup4dzfwptbA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
