Infrared rework station opinions

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narkeleptk

Joined Mar 11, 2019
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I've been considering picking up a IR rework station for light bga work. Does anyone have any recommendations? I try to avoid most bga work but I do need to do some once in awhile. Mostly mpc5xxx's and simular mcu's. So far I have been curious about the IR6500 at around $500 but I see some very cheap looking things around $150 and wondering if they even work. I currently use hot air but I imagine IR stations have got to make things a bit easier/safer?
 
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