[time-nuts] PCB design questions thread II

[Bruce Griffiths]

Prologix wrote:
> Another option is to cook the boards in a skillet.
> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/present.php?p=Reflow%20Skillet
>
> While John may be brave enough to hand solder BGA I am not :-)
> Shorts can be easily detected with x-ray, but opens can be quite difficult
> to spot. 
>
> If you do endup hand soldering BGA, this is a good tool to check shorts and
> opens. That is, if the part is JTAG enabled.
> http://www.macraigor.com/jscan.htm
>
>   
Not necessarily much use in checking if some power or ground pins/balls 
are open circuit.
Also of little use with analog inputs.

bruce