Jim,

Thanks for the nice reference.  Must agree that IPC
7711 has plenty of info to help Mike.  I would als
suggest Pace and Metcal as a starter for tool
manufacturers.

Jeff Ferry
President
Circuit Technology Center
Chairman
IPC Repairability Committee

PS. Jim, we changed our company name a few years ago
from Circuit Repair Corporation to Circuit Technology
Center

--- "James H. Moffitt" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Mike:
> - Rework of TSOP/QFP/PLCC down to and below 0.020
> mil. pitch is a non-problem
> with the right tools and procedures.  Check out
> IPC-7711, Rework of
> Electronic Assemblies for procedures and (generic)
> lists of tools applicable
> to the rework/repair of SMT.  Note, the IPC recently
> launched a Rework/Repair
> Training/Certification Program that teaches those
> skills, and others, to both
> Instructors and Operators (our company wrote the
> training program for the
> IPC).  You might look around in your part of the
> country and see if anyone
> will be offering that training soon.  If you don't
> find a training source,
> check our web site (www.electronicstrainingadv.com)
> for information on class
> schedules.   Another good place to check is Circuit
> Repair Corp. at
> http://www.circuitnet.com.  They have a lot of good
> procedures (available
> free on-line I think) and you can no doubt get an
> indication of the
> tools/techniques necessary for such rework (Circuit
> Repair Corp. was a major
> contributor to the IPC Rework/Repair Standards).
> - Hope the above helps some and is not overly
> commercial.  Regards, Jim
> Moffitt, Technical Director, Electronics Training
> Advantage
>
>
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