Patent ID: 7320426

Claim:
A method for mounting a first and a second ball-grid array connector on a circuit substrate, comprising: positioning the first ball-grid array connector on a first surface of the circuit substrate so that a first plurality of fusible members on the first ball-grid array connector substantially pre-align with respective electrical-contact points on the first surface; directing a first stream of heated gas over the first ball-grid array connector while a cover mated with a housing of the first ball-grid array connector is in an open position that permits the first stream of heated gas to enter the housing and thereby melt the fusible members and form a plurality of solder joints; positioning the second ball-grid array connector on a second surface of the circuit substrate so that a plurality of fusible members on the second ball-grid array connector substantially pre-align with respective electrical-contact points on the second surface; and directing a second stream of heated gas over the first and second ball-grid array connectors while the cover is in a closed position that substantially prevents the second stream from entering the housing and melting the plurality of solder joints.