Electronics Forum: how to clean water residue off pcbs (Page 1 of 1)

changing from no-clean to clean

Electronics Forum | Tue May 21 17:16:51 EDT 2002 | davef

Larry, Yes, no matter how much you�d like to avoid using NC, you probably will have to start using the stuff, if the design [sales, in your case] types have their way. We can clean WS under 1mm and 1.25mm pitch BGA. For 0.8mm pitch BGA, we use NC.

Re: To clean or not to Clean??

Electronics Forum | Mon May 31 15:09:56 EDT 1999 | JohnW

| | | | | | | | I have always thought it to be a good practice to wash SMA's with water soluble paste (WS609) soon after reflow. Is there a time limit as to how long a board should sit after reflow before washing said board? For instance; processi

Re: To clean or not to Clean??

Electronics Forum | Mon May 31 15:10:14 EDT 1999 | JohnW

| | | | | | | | I have always thought it to be a good practice to wash SMA's with water soluble paste (WS609) soon after reflow. Is there a time limit as to how long a board should sit after reflow before washing said board? For instance; processi

Water Residue Stains - how to remove?

Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 19 01:17:13 EST 2001 | ianchan

Hi Experts, I need help here, advice appreciated from all... Production is running a Lot of flex-circuit PCB, through the SMT line, with 0402 components. The flex-PCB is taped to FR4 support "pallets" when processing thru' the SMT P&P m/c. We use

Water Residue Stains - how to remove?

Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 19 02:24:40 EST 2001 | ianchan

Did I mention, we tried to use the same WS flux formulae to brush-cover the affected flex-PCB pads, and subject it to another round of water-wash, followed by oven-baking, and it still doesn't help abit? Oven bake : 100 deg-C, approx 15~30mins (manu

How to clear the non-clean residue out during soldering

Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 06 10:04:29 EDT 2003 | davef

Excess low residue flux is very dangerous to leave on your finished assembly, because it can: * Be corrosive to your solder connections * Promote dendrite growth. To prevent this, follow your supplier's recommendations on: * Applying the proper amou

Re: Stencil Cleaning

Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 12 18:12:15 EST 1999 | B. Walton

Spray cleaners are poor alternatives to todays ultrasonic stencil cleaners. Ultrasonics are the way to go and you can use rather benign water based chemistries to get the job done. As for screening adhesives and cleaning glue residue with spray wands

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