BGA rework

Reballing stencils, solder balls and flux

Needs prerequisites

Chips with solder balls underneath. Needs the preheater, since GPU boards soak up heat.

Cost

A$600/6 Controllers0/5 Retro handhelds0/4 Audio0/3 Board-level

approx. A$40–80

Unlocks recipes

Reball and replace GDDR memory chipsReplace small BGA chipsReplace melted power connectors on heavy boards

Required technologies

Leads to

To research: research the prerequisites, earn A$60 more gold, log 6 more Controllers repairs, log 5 more Retro handhelds repairs, log 4 more Audio repairs, log 3 more Board-level repairs. In a post: - { date: YYYY-MM-DD, type: acquire, tech: bga-rework, cost: … }