Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 26 23:59:48 EST 2003 | Mike Konrad
Grant, No-Clean paste + IPA = White Residue! #1: Stop using IPA #2: Switch to either a solvent-based de-fluxing chemical or an aqueous-based de-fluxing chemical. If you are using an ultrasonic cleaner for your boards as stated, do not use sapon
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 10 03:13:30 EDT 1999 | Dreamsniper
| hello to everybody, | we have a really satisfactory no clean process, both smt/reflow and wave soldering, but we get troubles with defects rework; | does anybody know how to eliminate flux residues or how not to produce them during rework operatio
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 19 13:57:17 EDT 2007 | Michael Konrad
Hi Rob, I must take issue with your statement �By definition, no clean solder can be not-cleaned�. All no-clean fluxes can be cleaned. Whether or not one cleans no-clean depends on a variety of factors. More than eighty percent of all post reflow
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 22 15:41:39 EDT 2007 | davef
Bruno The real question about your troop using Kester 951 wave solder flux on boards is: how is the flux applied and controlled. See, when you apply this flux with your wave solder fluxer, it is ideally applied in a metered fashion with your fluxer
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 19 11:51:25 EDT 2007 | rgduval
By definition, no clean solder can be not-cleaned. The solder/flux are formulated to result in low ionic-contamination, hence, no cleaning. I have, however, always had at least one customer that requests their no-clean solder get cleaned. No-clean
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 19 16:24:53 EDT 2007 | jmelson
Really, if you start out from the beginning planning to clean the boards, then DON'T use the no-clean flux! The way that stuff is made, it leaves a hard, low-solubility residue that takes a LOT of effort to get clean. If you plan to clean, use a wa
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 22 08:54:27 EDT 2007 | rgduval
Michael, You're right, of course. A major mis-type on my end. What I meant to say is that no-clean fluxes are designed to not _require_ cleaning to meet industry cleanliness standards. Cheers ..rob
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 09 10:10:29 EDT 1999 | Gian.D
hello to everybody, we have a really satisfactory no clean process, both smt/reflow and wave soldering, but we get troubles with defects rework; does anybody know how to eliminate flux residues or how not to produce them during rework operations? Th
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 19 13:04:14 EDT 2007 | brulal1
Thank Rob those are our own product, try few test by not clean some PCB never had any issue except on compoment under faraday cage. Did you know any norm that could persuade my boss and the R&D department that cleanning no clean is a waste of time. T
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 26 07:41:26 EDT 2007 | bbl
We recently changed to an Amtech no clean paste and flux that is washable. So far excellent results. Far superior to the water soluable paste we were using. Fewer solder balls, longer life in printer, boards can be left up to 5 days and still come
