BGA soldering station?

[narro]

Hi,

Can someone recommend a cheap BGA soldering station (IR) ? I expect something below 5000 USD.....if possible.

Thanks.

[thatdellguy]

EBay has lots of em...

[BlackST]

Brand: Metcal.

[networkpc3000]

hello,
i have. contact me please! thank you.

[thatdellguy]

What do you guys think of those IR BGA under $1,000 on EBay? Anyone actually have one? Do they last?

[BlackST]

There's nothing like brand new with mfg. Support. Ebay is good if you know a model and you're looking for bargains.

[dobrevjetser]

I bought one from ebay; the I-862++
Seems to work, although i have only used it for one chip till now.

Dobre

[BlackST]

My 2 cent: if you use it everyday you need not to be left alone in the dark when spares needed. For example Weller and Philips still provide EVERYTHING even for oldest equipment, and for me a unusable tool is a big and unacceptable profit loss. That's why I prefer the big names even if their prices are high - I have saved lots of money on long term

[irs]

hi we had bad experiences with weller wqb products ... blackst we are in the same country but may be weller in your area has better customer care we had a lot of problem for preheat with large boards (we solved by our own), we'd like to try metcal do they have ir stations?

[BlackST]

Yes they have and also they are very customer oriented. Ask for a demo!

[quasimodo]

ebay I-968, had it for 4 months, It does the job but requires alot of flux for the tips.