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  • dicky96
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    • Mar 2017
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    BGA my balls keep rolling away

    Hi guys
    So after best part of a year doing other stuff, I'm back to master this BGA reworking, 2nd time lucky I hope

    So I thought the best place to start was with the steps that were giving me problems last time.

    With this type of reballing jig and stencils:
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3303...archweb201603_



    What is the best tyoe of flux to use to get the balls to stick to the BGA. Amtech NC559-ASM?

    Once I have applied the balls, how do I melt them without them rolling away? Even with my Hot Air (Quick 861DW) on minimum airflow once the flux liquidizes the balls start floating around.

    I did try last time using this little hot air preheater I have, and putting a square sheet of metal over the hot air vent then using it like a hot plate to put the BGA on top, but I still had trouble with the balls moving, though it was more successful than the Quick 861.

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3270...archweb201603_

    Is this due vibration from the heater?


    Is there some way to do this reliably with what I have or do I need to get something like this?

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3303...archweb201603_

    Cheers
    Last edited by dicky96; 03-01-2021, 09:39 AM.
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  • diif
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    Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

    There are two types of stencil. Indirect and direct. With direct heat, the balls are held in place with the stencil, hot air is applied and the stencil removed when the balls have melted.
    Indirect heat does not use hot air, it uses a hot plate and as there is no airflow the balls melt in place.

    Yes so thing like that hot plate, or perhaps something much smaller and cheaper like the LED reflow plates.
    Last edited by diif; 03-01-2021, 11:18 AM. Reason: Typo

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    • dicky96
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      #3
      Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

      Thanks diif, I remember that now, and the stencils and jig I have are indirect heat yes?

      When you say something cheaper you mean something like this?

      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001...archweb201603_

      Or get some direct heat stencils?
      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000...archweb201603_

      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3291...archweb201603_
      Which type are the best/easiest to use or is it a matter one type is better for certain work than others?
      Last edited by dicky96; 03-01-2021, 12:12 PM. Reason: wrong link
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      • diif
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        Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

        I was thinking even cheaper, although it might need some finer control with a PID controller/thermocouple. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33057592999.html I've used my larger 20x20cm hotplate as per your first link when reballing as it was what i had on hand, but it's far larger than it needs to be and i wouldn't buy one solely for reballing.

        It's mainly matter of preference I think although when i needed a stencil a year or so ago it was only available in direct heat, with direct heat there is sometimes difficulty of releasing the stencil.

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        • dicky96
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          Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

          OK that is cheap - and with the money saved I can grab some direct heat stencils and have a play with them too - see what works best for me

          I could attach one of my digital thermometers to that plate and switch it off once it gets hot enough to melt the balls - otherwise I wonder how it would work on my 2000VA Variac?

          I saw some videos using solder paste and a plastic spatula with direct heat stencils - I suspect you probably tried that sometime, is that method any good?
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          • diif
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            Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

            I've seen the paste and stencil method on Apple SMC and memory chips, it's not something I've tried.

            I use one of those cheap hotplates for doing LED replacements, with a cheap thermocouple permanently jammed in, I did fit a PID controller but it didn't work, I should revisit it.

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            • dicky96
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              Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

              I did it

              I used the indirect heat stencil and jig.

              I used the Kada 853B and NC-559-ASM flux applied with a small paint brush

              I used the base off an old el cheapo soldering iron stand, with the springy soldering iron holder removed, and it just fitted exactly over the KADA hot air plate with about 2mm spare each side. I used the little indent where the sponge should go as a tray for my BGA.

              Even with the KADA on the highest setting, I couldn't get the thermocouple to read over 182C, but I noticed around that point all the balls seemed to have aligned fully on the pads and were looking shiny, so I turned off the heater and left the fan running to cool it down - and found that the BGA was reballed.

              Possibly the thermal mass of the soldering iron base was too high for the heater to get it any hotter or maybe it was because the thermocouple was not on the hottest part directly above the hot air. It's possible these are 0.76mm 60:40 lead balls as 183 is the melting point for leaded solder

              Anyway - regardless - I had success the first time round... this time round.... LoL. It's not the biggest BGA in the world but I feel pretty good about it.
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              • stj
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                #8
                Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

                this looks interesting!
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3vK0fikX80

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                • diif
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                  Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

                  Originally posted by stj
                  Interesting yes, but at £90 it's not that interesting.

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                  • stj
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                    Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

                    lol - i didnt check the price!

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                    • dicky96
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                      Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

                      Out of interest (or anyone else trying this) I think the reason that balancing a metal sheet on top of the hot air pre-heater failed when I tried it before (the balls moved and some joined together) was because I used a very thin piece of metal which was the top from some RF section of an old PCB I was stripping down. This was like very thin tin or something.

                      And I think with such a light piece of metal the vibration from the pre-heater was moving the solder balls. This time I used something fairly hefty, and possibly the pre-heater struggled a little bit with the thermal mass but it definitely worked.

                      Anyway that's my best guess on it - FWIW

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                      • stj
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                        #12
                        Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

                        you should use something thick to spread the heat evenly - like 5mm aluminium or even copper if you can scavange something.

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                        • dellxps15
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                          Re: BGA my balls keep rolling away

                          sorry for the late reply. with that method u are heating the silicon bga chip part the most and that can cause damage to the bga itself.

                          for reballing u can use direct heat for small bga and it works very well.
                          for large bga i use 90x90 stencil, but before use hot air station i apply flux like always, but this time i use my finger to remove some portion of the flux as it need a very small amount of it otherwise u can have the problem u have described.... balls going anywhere...

                          if u are not satisfied with hot air, u can make a homemade reballing station using cooking hooven modified witl a pc100 rex controller.
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