Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 09:26:54 EST 2008 | jdengler
The low solids flux that is commonly called no-clean can affect some circuits. We are building a PCB that measures pico amps. The customer required that it be cleaned. We would rather used the low solids and eliminate a step. The customer had
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 19 16:26:24 EST 2006 | samir
Grant, Newer lead-free fluxes have 6%-10% solids content - more activator, therefore leave more "visible" residues. Old technology tin-lead fluxes got down to as low as around the 4%-6% range (I'm going off memory, so me might be wrong)... You'll
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 21 13:10:10 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| Dear All, | | In order to understand the soldering technologies in SMT, I'd like to understand why some cards are soldered and then cleaned, or only soldered whitout water cleaning nor "ultra sound" wavelength. | | I mean that I wonder why we use
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 22 02:45:23 EDT 1999 | Brian
| | Dear All, | | | | In order to understand the soldering technologies in SMT, I'd like to understand why some cards are soldered and then cleaned, or only soldered whitout water cleaning nor "ultra sound" wavelength. | | | | I mean that I wonder
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 02 18:05:20 EST 2009 | stepheniii
What flux are you using? We use a low-solids No-Clean water-based flux. Maybe some of what you are seeing is not residue from the flux but is from reaction with the solder mask.
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 13 16:47:22 EDT 2002 | mick
The residues are from the flux, not adhesive. Do you have flux management system in oven? You also need to check the flux type = can you use low solids. The effect is the same as steam in bathroom - it is cooling affects in exhaust and flux reforming
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 13 05:21:08 EDT 2000 | Robert Steltman
Looking at the original post, it seems that the white residue is formed on the board after wave soldering and becomes evident when it has been left standing for a while. From what I understand, it seems that the solids content of the "no clean" flux
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 10:11:17 EDT 2011 | patrickbruneel
Oswaldo, Your reasoning is correct, but the strange part is that Russ didn’t have a problem for years using the same flux so you would assume his fluxer is designed for low solid fluxes.
Electronics Forum | Tue May 26 16:35:53 EDT 1998 | Ryan Jennens
| | We recently made the switch to no-clean and the wurface mount is turning out beautifully. However, the wave solder process continues to put up a fight; we are getting a white residue on the surface of the PCB. The residue is not localized
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 20 14:46:03 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| Hi all, | | We have a little discussion here about the suitable flux for a certain process, as all of us are beginners we need your advice. | | We are producing VGA cards and mother boards for PC's all components to be wave soldered are TH, the S
