Hi Harold, Yeah, I have access to a decent rework machine but I'm not sure I want to tackle it. I do have a handful of 6501's to practice on though. LOL!
Soekris is really missing out on this I think. As you mention, there is still demand for the net6501 and nothing really available to replace it. Cheers -----Original Message----- From: Harald Welte [mailto:lafo...@gnumonks.org] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 11:04 AM To: Bryan Cc: 'Chris Cappuccio'; soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris] net6501 (Red Light Of Death) debugging Hi Bryan, On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 06:53:04AM -0700, Bryan wrote: > Is that even possible without wave technology? It's called "BGA rework" and it is possible with a BGA rework station [to which I have access to]. However, it's rather tricky and time-consuming, and you'd also have to find the exact part number of the CPU that's used on the boards. It's not like you can normally buy the solder-type Intel CPUs at Digikey or Mouser ;) So no, not something I would want to venture in. At that point it makes more sense to build an enclosure for the PC Engines APU3 and an external PCIe card. The problem is that there's basically no alternative to the net6501 on the market if you require 1U, fanless, small (short 1U enclosure), and a single PCIe slot. The APU3 board exists, but nobody seems to be offering an enclosure to mount the board with an actual PCIe card adjacent to it. Regards, Harald -- - Harald Welte <lafo...@gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6) _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
