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sbmotoracer:
Want to start off by saying hello. :-) First post.

This may seem like a stupid question but is it possible to buy a bga rework station like the Scotle IR6000 without a built in preheater and if not would it be possible to have the ir heater in the top have a separate power source then the lower heater?

Most stations (barring the ones that look like a mix of a heater and a hot air station ie T862) that I've found are all 240V. I get the reasoning behind making it 240V,  the combined wattage required to drive both the heaters together but as someone who only has access to one 240v/15 amp circuit which is currently being used to heat the house that's gonna be a hard sell to my gf to turn off every time I need the station.

I'd love to wire another 240v line but as we are renting this townhouse vs actually owning, I doubt they would approve it.

If it helps, the types of boards I would be using it for would mostly be consoles.

Thank you for the help and pls pardon me if what Im asking is silly.  :-)

t1d:
Well, it is hard to imagine your situation. I do not know the household supplies for your area. So, maybe provide that info. If 110vac is available, as in the US, just buy a 110vac unit. They're readily available.

Otherwise, look on YouTube for work-around methods... I built a DIY reflow oven, for about $50USD. People use clothes irons, electric skillets, hot air guns, etc. and get the job done.

What is your current project? What are your long term desires? What equipment do you already have - soldering iron and multimeter make/models? What are your electronic DIY skills? Give us some info and we can help you more...

Jwillis:
The T862 ,T870A,and T890 are all available in 110V 60hz or both 110/220v  50/60hz  configuration with IRA .A standard 110-120V outlet are typically rated 15 amps and can safely take 12.5 amps for extended periods of time.1500W space heater uses about that much.As long as the unit doesn't exceed 1600W or 13 amps it's fine.

sbmotoracer:
@t1d - I live in canada so im stuck with 120v lines. I can't rewire some of the plugs since I don't own the house I live in. I do have one 240vac plug but its currently being used by our in wall hot/cold ac.

I'd like to try my hand at bga repairs. Long term I'd like to be able to replace the cpu/gpu chips or the southbridges on all types of consoles. Largest chip I'd be working on would be a ps4/xbox one gpu/cpu chip. If theres a 110vac reballing machine, I have yet to find it. The only ones I can find on sites like Ebay are either 240vac or tiny 110vac rework machines that I worry would either be too small to evenly heat up a large board like the ps4.

My hope is to find a machine that either doesn't have a built in bottom preheater or one that's powered separately so I can plug them into 2 separate 120vac circuits in the house.

@Jwillis - would either of those machines be able to handle a board as large as the ps4/xbox one? From what I understood from the link below was that a beefy preheater would be required to keep the board warm enough to avoid flexing,etc.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/which-bga-rework-station-to-get-scotle-achi-or-something-else/


Equipment I've got is pretty basic:

Neiko 40508 multimeter/ a few different sized probes
amazon soldering iron (don't know the brand sorry)
Baku 858A hot air station

james_s:
If you need 240V there's a trick that works, but the usual disclaimers apply. Find two receptacles that are on different legs of the panel, take two cords and put the hot wire from each on each side of a 240V receptacle, that will get you 240V between the two hots just like you'd get from a proper 240V circuit. It's reasonably safe to do, if you plug it into two receptacles that are on the same leg then you'll get 0V between the hots.

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