> On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Jos Dreesen wrote:
> > Allison wrote:
> > >almost impossible for the home builder ... and only the odd few (Tony? :-)
> > > Impossible? How?
> > Open any GSM phone and look at the components....
> > There is NO WAY a hobbyist (not even Tony ( sorry chap !)) will be able to
> > handle 200-300 pin BGA packages, with 0.8 or even 0.5mm pitch.
> Nonsense! I do 388 pin BGAs for protos all the time with nothing but a hot air
> gun...
> BGAs are easier than fine pitch QFP to solder (though difficult to salvage if
> done wrong...)
Well, I did also some similar stuff .. still I think the nomber of
people doing this is _quite_ small. And unlike the time when a classic
soldering Iron even in the 100 Watt roof repair category was ok to start
with, only _very_ few people will get into this.
> > Granted, not all equipment is build that way, but I am rather pessimistic about
> > the future of electronics as a hobby.
Jep.
> > I also believe the rise in interest in classic computing is due to the fact that
> > you can tinker with the old machines...
dto.
Gruss
H.
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