Hi Craig, One rework cycle for a BGA means desoldering, cleaning excessive solder from the BGA-pads, reballing and resoldering, all this in addition to the original soldering cycle. I don't think there's any manufacturer that will guarantee that their BGA's will survive this. In practice I've had some good results (meaning: the board still worked) with BGA's that were subjected to all these cycles for 4 or 5 times. Kind regards, Daan Terstegge Unclassified mail Personal Website: http://www.smtinfo.net >>> Craig Hillman <[log in to unmask]> 08/02 12:48 am >>> Technetters, Any recommendations on maximum number of rework cycles for a Plastic BGA? TIA, Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------