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[Tda7000]

For a start this video shows removal of the SOUTH-bridge, not the North-bridge as the intro title reads.

Also, removal of the battery probably wouldn't be a bad idea before you start desoldering things

And last but probably more importantly - what's up with the smoke? I hope that's flux burning off and not something else....

[AlabamaRiverMan]

@Tda7000 Thanks for the reply. I had thought it may be easier to replace the nvidia chips on the laptops I work on. I see them for sale here and there for around $20/$25 or so.

The machine I am looking at is the bauer bga v4 station. I still need to do a little more research before I plunk down all that cash for one

[Tda7000]

@AlabamaRiverMan You should have a high success rate if you know what you're doing, and understand the limitations of whichever machine you're using.

For example If your heating profile is bad, or the pre-heater is too small you can warp the board, cook the IC or cause other problems.

And of course with nvidia GPUs for example, not all can be fixed by a reball, as they just fail and the whole IC needs to be replaced.

[AlabamaRiverMan]

@Tda7000

So what about success rate using a BGA machine... Someone posted in another area that they only have about a 50% success rate reballing. Also... I am reflowing dv6000 laptops now that have the nvidia issue. My success rate is about 90%. Could I reasonably expect better and longer term results with a BGA machine?

[Tda7000]

@AlabamaRiverMan Yeah I would say so. PS3 as well (but it's more difficult to do) and then there's quite a few models of laptops\GPUs which have issues.

And who knows what the next generation of consoles will be like...

[AlabamaRiverMan]

@Tda7000 Thanks for the reply. I want to purchase a rework station soon. Gotta come up with a little more cash first. I'll probably buy it from thebgastore. And another question about what to do with this thing. What is the bread and butter of this business? I see a lot of these machines for sale that include templates for xbox 360... are people still making money reflowing these things?

[Tda7000]

@AlabamaRiverMan

The main thing I think it comes down to is power, most machines list a maximum IC size they can rework. Make sure this is adequate for your needs.

Practice well the techniques, whichever machine you get. Do a reballing on an old motherboard, graphics card, whatever, and make sure it still works afterwards. Reballing is harder (but results are better) than a reflow.

[Tda7000]

@AlabamaRiverMan Wow, my previous comment is 2 years old!

First off just want to say, the part about the flux is definitely stupid, of course the smoke is the flux burning off, this is not an issue!

Unfortunately I don't have one of these BGA rework stations yet, so I can't give any specific recommendation. I would advise you to read online reviews and check other Youtube videos - There seem to be cheap systems around on eBay etc which work pretty well.

[AlabamaRiverMan]

@Tda7000 You sound like you know your stuff... Can you recommend a good BGA station for under $2K? I have been doing oven reflows for a while now and want to go legit but there are so many confusing choices out there.

[jayshiz]

what the hell is with the crappy music. Its not the hard core random techno I'm use to on these videos.