Taking the BGA out should not be a difficult task to do in any good assembly shop. You may also like to purchase one IRDA BGA rework station - some simple one should not be expensive ( on ebay it is about $200 or so). The IRDA rework station sends Infra Red to heat the BGA. A feedback temperature sensor ensure heating to the required temperature. You can use a simple vacuum pick up tool to lift the BGA when it is hot. Some machines come with automatic removal ability. Heating gun is a crude method and should be avoided( but I have used it). It is also possible to resolder it back, but needs some skill. I hope you do not need that. You can take help of assembly shop for that. Vikas Shukla http://referencedesigner.com --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Havermann, Gert <Gert.Havermann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Havermann, Gert <Gert.Havermann@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [SI-LIST] Verifying parts of the channel Simulation > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10:33 AM > Hi All, > > I have to set up a full channel simulation model for > optimization purposes. What I did in the past was to > simulate each part of the channel (traces, connectors, > footprints...) and then I measured every single part to > verify the quality of the simulation model. If every part is > ok, I combine them in a circuit simulator. This works great > for measurement channels, meaning an SMA-to-SMA type of > channel (acsessible end points). > > Now I have to do the same for an existing Rack mount high > speed backplane based system (one that I didn't design). > My big problem is, that I can not access the endpoints, > because of the BGAs that are soldered to the board, thus > I'm not sure how to measure the modules to verify the > simulation. > > Does anyone have good ideas? > > I was already thinking about taking the BGA of the PCB and > measure with probes, but I don't hav e good rework > station to do so. > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards. > > Gert Havermann > Signal Integrity Engineer > > > SI & CAE > > HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG > > Marienwerderstraße 3 > > D-32339 Espelkamp > > > > Phone +49 5772 47 857 > > Fax +49 5772 47 179 > > mailto:gert.havermann@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.HARTING.com > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz > der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad > Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende > Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz > der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der > Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der > Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Torsten > Ratzmann > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the > Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu