Rick.
at my last place of slavery, we stored our BGA's in a small nitrogen filled
container opened or sealed.

Barry Gallegos
Process Engineer
Western Electronics
1550 S. Tech Lane
Meridian, Idaho, 83642
P- 208.955-9771
F- 208.955-9755


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Howieson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:36 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] BGA


Need information on protecting BGA's not loaded. Should BGA's from a package
not used be sealed for the next run? If so, is this because the balls become
oxidized or ...?
Thanks,
Rick Howieson
Delta Group Electronics, Inc.

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