Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 03 10:57:27 EDT 2012 | davef
EricR: Regarding "*** By the way, since we have used the Tin-Silver-Copper lead free solder there has been a strange liquid type chemical leek from the oven exhausted pipes." ... I don't know anything about your process, but the first thing I'd inve
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 24 12:42:35 EDT 2008 | slthomas
Your flux residues may be acceptable for your drain, but the solder balls won't be. You'll need to filter and dispose of the filters per your local city, county, and state regs. Either that or just boil the water off and dispose of the dry remains wi
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 12 09:02:08 EDT 1999 | Gian.D
| Hello, | | Could be that touchup operators are using too much flux. What are you dispensing flux with. Disposable or refillable flux pens are good to have around. | |Good! could you suggest some suppliers name or address or web site or e.mail...
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 18 17:58:09 EST 1999 | marc p
| I have a severe problem with flux residue being drawn up the vent ducts of my reflow oven. This residue reaches a critical mass then begins to flow down the ducts and becomes very messy. I run a no-clean process and use IR oven. Has anyone else o
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 15 12:27:59 EDT 2015 | sumote
The key to longevity in any automated soldering machine is in the preventative maintenance. If the machine has had regular maintenance preformed on it, your job will be that much easier. The 1st thing I would do is to either throw out the solder t
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 12 07:59:03 EDT 2000 | Kevin Hussey
I suggest not to. You are also adding the flux of the paste that may cause you trouble in the long run. I suggest setting up a reclaim process with you paste vendor, or someone they reccomend.
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 05 20:56:17 EST 2002 | cycorda
Dave, Some spray fluxers are a lot more efficient than others - some will have such little waste that most of it is carried out by the exhaust. One of the benefits of spray fluxing should be that it creates very little excess flux, therefore no n
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 16:54:45 EDT 2002 | cfraser
Currently in our facility we store used and discarded flux residues from the wave solder machines in 50 gallon drums. These drums are picked up and disposed of by an outside contractor. During a recent audit we were cited for not having the drums
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 17 09:48:50 EST 2004 | grayman
I agree with dave. However, if you can not afford those expensive cartidges, you start putting enough solder paste on the stencil so to minimize waste. I agree you have to dispose of the excess dried up solder but if your process is not very critical
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 20 16:27:55 EDT 2012 | ecdave
Hello All, I have 4 or 5, 5 gallon containers of Superior 367T Flux thinner you can look up the MSDS sheet online. It is a 85% ethanol/methanol mixture. The containers that I have are unopened. I have no use for them and unless someone out there c
