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If I'm going to swap out a 42.8mm x 42.8mm BGA chip, should I go with a 45mm x 45mm hot air nozzle or should I get a larger one to give more room for airflow? For context, it's a Sony RSX on a CECHA01 mobo. In the attached photo it is the chip to the left of the Cell/BE. There are a bunch of...

In that case, problem solved! If it can handle both, no need to tinker with the PSU. So then why do people upgrade their PSUs? Thermals?

I plan on having lots of RGB, an 040 and a Radius Pivot display card. Do you think 10 watts over factory could handle that? Why do you recommend the RT-85B?

That's a pretty good solution but this can take a mains connection by default so for tidiness (clear case build) I want to try to get this to work first. At this point, I'm seeking to determine if those 3 voltage outputs meet the needs of an SE/30. But that is a seriously cool device, and...

Hey all! This time, I'm not running a thousand tabs so I hopefully I end up posting in the right forum. Hahaha. My bad/ADHD's bad! I'm looking at this PSU for my SE/30, and I think the B variant (5v, 12v, -12v) should meet all SE/30 needs. Yes? The product sheet is attached. I know I can do...

But for removing/reinstalling large chips (Like Sony's RSX) I feel that one won't work.

I know I need the kind that turns into a really thin tube, because I've seen that one in rework videos.

Bump! I still dunno which nozzle type(s) I should get for my Hakko.

Totes! np

Hakko FR-801

I just ****ing hate scammers and gougers soooo much. They are corrosive to communities like ours. No. Not a rant. I am a law nerd, too. Hahaha. I was just thinking in a very America-centric way, with just broader thinking short circuited by being pissed at that iMac G4 seller. Hahaha.

Heya, Searching online proving useless, I turn to you rad people. Does anyone know the Sony (not Apple) part/model number for the Color Classic and/or Color Classic II trinitron CRTs? Thx!!

Hey y'all! I'm about to buy my first hot air nozzle(s). I wanted to get recommendations on what nozzles you like, why you like them, and in what conditions they are useful. I can see myself using hot air to do anything from removing/installing small SMD components to reballing large-ish chips...

True. Not every country has a law like S230, and probably in some places you can be penalized for saying you suspect someone of something for a set of specific reasons.

Could we get a forum to name and shame scammers? I encountered an extremely suspicious seller, and now I am 100% certain they are a scammer. A place where we can share such sellers' names (along with evidence that they are likely scammers - for legal protection of the poster and the forum). I...

Not tryna brag, but your girl got all the ram and rom sticks off her SE/30 mobo without breaking a single clip!

That's amazing. My first SE/30 arrive last night. It was a struggle opening the case, but I managed to do it. Hahaha. Here's the plan today: While the caps are on the way, I'm going to focus on this no-power condition. So Imma take the ICs out and do a few rounds of sonic cleaning and a 91% IPA...

Cool. Thanks for the informative reply! Could you please tell me which area(s) you see the grot so I can get better at spotting it? To me, I thought I was looking at a spotless, if dusty, logic board.

I finally got my SE/30 - the zebra stripe fella. It was powering on and showing horizontal zebra stripes before shipping, but now it has a no power condition when turned on. No biggie, hardly a surprise. Probably a cracked solder joint that was barely hanging on before the truck hit a pothole...

Shit, I think I'm traumatized by Polkadot's pricing. I saw this out of the corner of my eye when browsings PVMs and I thought the Polkadot plague was spreading to CRTs!!!!