[NTLUG:Discuss] WTH: ( want to hire ) Electronic Hardware Geek ( for TiVo Upgrade )

[Steve Baker]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> Tivo does run Linux in case you didn't know... so this 
> is a linux related post. ;) 
> 
>    I need someone to solder 2 surface mount memory chips
> ( 50 legs each ) to my TiVo motherboard. 
> 
>    I can put some globs of solder on them and get them 
> attached to the motherboard. I need someone that can 
> do it cleanly so that they actually work. 

That either requires specialised equipment or a magnifying
glass and a VERY steady hand!

The way those chips are normally mounted is to glue them
onto the board in roughly the right place - then to use
a very hot heat gun to melt the solder on all of the legs
simultaneously.  The surface tension of the solder pulls
the chip into precise alignment.  It has to be done fast
though or you'll damage the chip.

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