Hi Greg!
We recently bought an ErsaScope, after checking out the alternatives at Apex last year.  There are a couple of companies making similar products, for similar prices.  We went with the Ersa system.  The Ersa seems more fully developed than the others - purpose built vs adapted.  And viewing on the PC gives you some flexibility that the others didn't - just live video monitors typically.

The ErsaScope comes with some well developed software.  Will you truly use all it's functions??  It depends, but we don't. The defect / QA library it comes with - we don't use.      We use it for inspection, and for documenting things like problem parts..  It's great for taking pictures.  We didn't go for the Magniscope option, if I had to do it again I might.  

regards

Graham Collins
Process Engineer, 
Northrop Grumman
Atlantic Facility of Litton Systems Canada
(902) 873-2000 ext 6215

>>> [log in to unmask] 12/07/01 12:43PM >>>
> TechNet Friends,
>       We are looking into visual inspection of BGAs to supplement our
> X-Ray inspection.  I am somewhat familiar with the ERSASCOPE.  It appears
> to be a fully developed, well-thought out system, with all the options to
> make life easy.  It appears that their supplemental tools in fact, do add
> value to the endoscope itself.  This, of course, comes at a price.
>       I'm hoping to hear from people who have personally evaluated such
> tools.
>       Are all the features of the ERSA truly benefits?
>       Are there other systems that do what the ERSASCOPE does?  Are they
> as fully developed as the ERSA?
>
> Thanks for your help with this one,
>       I
>
> Greg Anderson
> Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
> GE Fanuc Automation
> Charlottesville, VA 22911
> Phone:  434-978-5181
> FAX:  434-978-5898
> e-mail: [log in to unmask] 
>
>
>

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