Henry, Here is the wonderful thing about Technet. I have evaluated both the ERSA and Metcal (no disrespect Al). We found the Metcal to be more suited for our application. Flexibility and spares were major items in favor of the Metcal. To each his own, so I recommend perfoming an evaluation and you decide which products suits your application. >>> [log in to unmask] 06/26/03 02:37PM >>> Henry, ERSA is the "Cadillac" that set the bar, but for a hefty price. Other good units to look at are: Pace, Hi-Scope, and OC White. In my brief evaluations of these units (looked, but have not bought) the ERSA is number one, with the Pace very close. Al Kreplick Sr. Mfg. Eng. Teradyne, Inc. 500 Riverpark Drive Mail Stop NR500 1-1 North Reading, MA 01864 Tel: 978-370-1726 Fax: 734-661-5352 Pager: 888-561-6485 Henry Rekers <Henry.Rekers@PW To: [log in to unmask] RM.COM> cc: Sent by: TechNet Subject: [TN] ERSA vs METCAL <TechNet@LISTSER V.IPC.ORG> 06/26/03 03:21 PM Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum."; Please respond to Henry Rekers We are looking at "under the BGA" inspection systems. Does anybody have any opinions regarding ERSASCOPE or METCAL VPI-1000? Thanks. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 -----------------------------------------------------