Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 29 14:20:04 EDT 2008 | jstano
What chemical is everybody using in their wave solder finger cleaner? I have tried IPA as well as some other chemicals. Any suggestions?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 29 22:13:59 EDT 2008 | davef
IPA is a fire hazard. Be sure your fire extinguishers are charged and your evacuation plan is current, when using IPA in the vacinity of a wave solder machine. Have you tried DI water? Solutions used in wave finger cleaners include: * Techspray SMT
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 30 09:07:14 EDT 2008 | grics
Zestron's Vigon RC-101...Good with no clean
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 30 12:13:38 EDT 2008 | allwave
You may want to try C8502 from Kyzen Corp. I use it on our three wave solder machines with great results diluted in DI water 50%. I am an end-user like you not a sales person! You can order free samples... -George
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 31 02:40:20 EDT 2008 | JH pbf
We use Axarel 2200 as recomended by Vitronics Soltec, which is the same as we use on our MPM printes for under stencil cleaning. It is non-ozone depleating and has a high flash point. For insurance purposes we banned IPA from the shop floor some
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 31 07:53:34 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
Jon, Does Axarel 2200 leave minimal residue or clumps on the wiper paper area? Also, what is your wipe frequency on a typical board?
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 01 09:44:42 EDT 2008 | pjc
Try Zestron Vigon RC 101. This mixes with tap water. Electrovert does not recommend DI water due to its corrosive nature. http://www.zestron.com/fileadmin/zestron/overviews-tis/usa/ti/ti-vigon-rc101-usa.pdf
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 30 10:48:39 EDT 2008 | wavemasterlarry
Degeaser isn't a good chemical to use either cause it leaves a residue so don't use it. alcohol works good. Not sure why everyone thinks it blows up. heck i remeber back in the day when I hade 24 inch foam fluxers bubbling flux and alcohol (IPA no
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 05:04:30 EDT 2006 | bing007
We had a similar problem with gold contact pads. Cleanliness is paramount. If you are using foil tensioning system, wash the foil in a stencil wash before use as the cardboard cassettes may be contaminated. Be very careful when loading into a frame f
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 27 17:09:20 EDT 1998 | Rin
| We are trying to reduce the number of units fail at system test due to flux on gold finger. We know so far that the flux is deposited onto the | goldfinger during touch-up or rework and to reduce the contamination we are | planning to imp
