Hi John, Normally you don't need any glue at all. The total surface area of the solder joints is very large compared to the weight of the part, therefore a BGA will not fall off during inverted reflow. Just be carefull with heatsinked parts, as they can be quite heavy. Daan Terstegge http://www.smtinfo.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Belcher" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [TN] BGA's on both sides of an assembly > Thanks Ramon. That's exactly what I needed. > John Belcher > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dehoyos, Ramon" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:12 AM > Subject: Re: [TN] BGA's on both sides of an assembly > > > John: > After reflowing one side, glue the BGAs with water soluble glue, > then do the other side. After the wash, the glue will be gone. The four > corners are the better areas for placing glue. Make sure that glue does not > come in contact with solder joints to avoid glue solder combination. > Regards, > Ramon > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: john Belcher [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Montag, 31. 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