Check current prices as they are about 1/2 the price of about 2 years
ago.The new software also does AVI files so you can go up and down rows and
see all. I believe they are running 15-16K now. I can get you in touch a
west coast rep if needed offline. You can also use to check solder paste
before loading.
James Cagle
Tyco Printed Circuit Group-Hayward Division
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] ERSA vs METCAL
Hi Henry!
We've had our ERSA Scope for almost three years now, and I still like it.
Why I chose ERSA, was because back then they were the only ones out there at
the time, and I was getting a deal on a demo unit.
There have been some occasions that because of component density (they like
to put caps right around the perimeters of BGA's), that I couldn't use
it...but I suppose you would have the same problem with the METCAL unit as
well.
The reason we bought the system is that we were building a board that had a
Texas Instruments PBGA on it that they decided to obsolete. The replacement
was a BGA that had a thick metal heatsink in the top that our x-ray couldn't
penetrate, so it was either spend $75K for a more powerful x-ray, or get an
ERSA Scope for $20K...
-Steve Gregory- ---------------------------------------------------
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