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> you can't get popcorn from mechanical repair or a few touch ups with a soldering iron. Yes you can, I've done it. Moisture sensitivity is about heat (and th
by slededit 8y ago
> you can't get popcorn from mechanical repair or a few touch ups with a soldering iron.
Yes you can, I've done it. Moisture sensitivity is about heat (and the resulting steam expansion). It doesn't matter whether its from the factory's re-flow oven or your hot air rework station.
- baybal2 8y agoHot air station is not a 20w soldering iron in steady hands
- slededit 8y agoHow you will solder a thousand ball BGA part as in the video with a soldering iron? Almost all surface mount is designed for hot air. You can touch up an MLCC with an iron but you are very likely to crack it with uneven heat.
- baybal2 8y agoYes, but certainly not every repair requires replacement of a bga part. The most common are screen, buttons, usb connector, aside from the port, all other are purely mechanical.
- slededit 8y agoApple doesn't really use through hole parts - the connectors are SMT. I can't see any high volume repair shop using a soldering iron on SMT parts when hot air is so much easier and faster. A hobbyist might, but only because they don't have the hot air rework tools.