[TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion

[rick@dj0ip.de]

This is a good point.
I guess it gets down to whether or not Ten-Tec has the ability to do that or
have it done when the user supplies his own CPU.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)



-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Howard
Smith
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 5:31 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion

Maybe we need a little reality check here.

In both the Orion and the Orion II, the DragonBall processors are not in
sockets.  The DragonBall for the Orion is a 100 pin TQFP, and the DragonBall
for the Orion II is a 196 pin BGA.  Replacing either of these parts will
require the use of surface mount production equipment.  While the TQFP
package could be done by a really skilled technician, the BGA cannot.

So, its nice to have a spare DragonBall processor, but there also needs to
be a plan as to how it will be replaced if it fails.

73..
Howard, WA9AXQ

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