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00:04Lifted pads don't have to mean a dead board. If you've been putting off that BGA repair
00:10because your gear isn't up to it, this is your sign. I dug through the listings and found the
00:155 best deals for fixing lifted PCB pads with these BGA rework stations and one of them costs
00:20less than a pizza. First up, the JCD8898 Pro. 750W LCD HD digital display and it's a
00:29true 2-in-1 soldering iron and hot air in a single body so you're not juggling two tools while
00:34a pad
00:35sits hot and fragile. For phone BGA, SMD, and PCB IC work, that combo is exactly what you want.
00:43It's $47.21, nearly $4,700 sold, and a perfect 5-star rating. That's the most complete kit here
00:51for under $50. Then there's the Gordak 902 and this one's a bit different. Double electric heating
00:59clip, plus soldering iron tweezers so when you need to lift a component without dragging a pad
01:03off with it, you've got real control instead of steady hands and hope. $18.21. Over 4,000 sold,
01:124.9 stars. Cheapest way to add tweezers to your bench, and honestly the one I'd grab first.
01:19Now, lifting pads often means you're reballing, and that's where this next one comes in.
01:24A direct heat BGA reballing stencil kit, steel mesh, solder paste, tin balls, all of it in one set.
01:31Direct heat means no preheating dance, just line it up and go. $1,169, $3,800 sold, 4.8 stars.
01:39This is the kit that turns a messy reball into a 5-minute job. Buy it even if you already
01:45own a
01:46station. Back to JCD, but the cheaper version, the $88.98. Same 750 watts and the same 2-in-1
01:54setup,
01:55LCD digital display, hot air and iron, built for cell phone BGA and SMD repair. $33.98.
02:03It does the same core job as the Pro for $14 less, and it's sitting at 4.9 stars with
02:08$3,400 sold.
02:10If you don't need the HD screen, pocket the difference and buy the stencil kit instead.
02:15Every link is in the description, with prices and ratings exactly as I found them.
02:21Grab the one that fits your bench, and if this saved you a board,
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