Ironwood Electronics GHZ BGA Socket (Direct Mount - Epoxy) Assembly Instructions - Manual (Page 3)

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Top View Alignment Plate
Figure 3: Top view of socket base with alignment plate for BGA and QFN sockets
6. Then run a bead of epoxy around the socket base in one or multiple passes. Important: Make sure
epoxy completely fills the groves. At Ironwood we use 3M DP-420 Black (20 min work life). Other
equivalent epoxies can be substituted. Cure as directed by the epoxy manufacturer. We cure for
minimum 24 hours at room temperature.