GSM Phone Maintenance and Repair Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2017

Question 3

 

  1. List three items contained in a reballing kit.
  2. State one function of each item listed in 3(a).

 

Observation

 

This question was fairly attempted by candidates.
The expected answers are:
(a) Reballing kit items

  • Ball Grid Array (BGA) solder balls
  • BGA stencil plates
  • Spatula
  • Liquid soldering flux
  • PCB holder
  • Lacquer thinner
  • Cotton buds
  • blades          
  • ESD cleaning brush
  • Tweezers                                                     

                      (b) Functions of Reballing kit items

  • Ball Grid Array (BGA) solder balls: to hold the terminal connection of every chip
  • BGA stencil plates: to properly align the solder ball on every bumps of the chip
  • Spatula: to gather the solder balls on each hole of the stencil plate
  • Liquid soldering flux: to make the solder balls remain firm and adhesive
  • PCB holder: to ensure firm grip of PCB for proper alignment of solder balls
  • Lacquer thinner: to clean the board
  • Cotton buds : to clean the board                              
  •  blades: to clean the board      
  • ESD cleaning brush: to clear the residues
Tweezers: to pick/hold tiny objects or to align pins