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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 794590" data-attributes="member: 325666">Hi friends ...Recently went halves with a good friend of mine to purchase a dark IR re-ball / rework station..the ACHI IR6000..not cheap ..thats why we bought it between us ...and lots more practice runs needed before we attempt a re-ball ..But after practicing on a couple of demick pcbs ..removing chips etc ..we eventually felt confident enough to attempt a bga re-flow on an Xbox 360 ..Well ..it was a total success ...so hopefully ..the ACHI will one day earn its keep..Here are some pics showing the unit and the setup ..with the 360 pcb in place an ready to go..Temperature control is essential ..as is pcb bracing ...as is the right type of flux ...preheating is essential ..and the ACHI has a bottom plate heater ..and the intense IR overhead..All controlled by temperature probes ..and electronics..Setting the ramps correcty is crucial..but can be fully controlled by the pc ...through a serial connection.certainly not a toy...;)rgdsVS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 794590, member: 325666"] Hi friends ... Recently went halves with a good friend of mine to purchase a dark IR re-ball / rework station ..the ACHI IR6000.. not cheap ..thats why we bought it between us ...and lots more practice runs needed before we attempt a re-ball .. But after practicing on a couple of demick pcbs ..removing chips etc ..we eventually felt confident enough to attempt a bga re-flow on an Xbox 360 .. Well ..it was a total success ...so hopefully ..the ACHI will one day earn its keep.. Here are some pics showing the unit and the setup ..with the 360 pcb in place an ready to go.. Temperature control is essential ..as is pcb bracing ...as is the right type of flux . ..preheating is essential ..and the ACHI has a bottom plate heater ..and the intense IR overhead.. All controlled by temperature probes ..and electronics.. Setting the ramps correcty is crucial..but can be fully controlled by the pc ...through a serial connection. certainly not a toy... ;) rgds VS [/QUOTE]

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