Electronics Forum | Thu May 24 23:07:55 EDT 2007 | colormaker
Our filter removes all contaminates authou it takes forever to evaporate 20 gallons it work quite well. I will check with local water supply for mineral analysis. Will a water softener remove the minerals that may be causing the problem ?
Electronics Forum | Fri May 25 12:27:32 EDT 2007 | bschreiber
You should also check the quality of your compressed air. If the proper filters and desiccants are not in place, you could be recontaminating your washed boards with condensed water and oil residues from the compressed air used for drying. Bill Sch
Electronics Forum | Thu May 24 22:33:07 EDT 2007 | slthomas
By purchasing or leasing a DI system and supplying it for your final rinse, at least. You'll avoid some troublesome ionics on your boards that way. Kind of off topic, but are you filtering or boiling off your washer's waste water or are you sending
Electronics Forum | Thu May 24 22:46:10 EDT 2007 | colormaker
The waste water is filtered then sent to city sewer. When we first started we had inspections and then they said our volume was so low and did not require continued testing. We wash 20-40 boards a month. Small 3x4 inch boards. If we hand rinse the b
Electronics Forum | Fri May 25 00:31:07 EDT 2007 | Mike Konrad
Never use a water softener for defluxing. They add sodium to the water which is bad for boards. The white residue may be flux. If that's the case, either the dishwasher is not powerful enough or the wash water is not hot enough. Another possibili
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 12:02:56 EST 2000 | Mike Konrad
Your question may be answered in two parts. First, if you are using a water soluble (OA) paste, then water is an excellent �solvent�. Water, in one way or another, is used to clean all fluxes and pastes from PCB�s. In some cases, a chemical is add
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 06 06:11:18 EDT 2014 | paulg
I have a large monoblock ceramic filter on a PTFE based pcb material. The filter has a metal casing soldered onto the ceramic filter. I am concerned that if the heating rate is to rapid, then thermal shock / differential expansion could cause the fil
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 03:28:49 EST 2000 | Guo Yingchun
Hi, I want to use ultrasonic machine to remove solder paste from PCB. Can I use water as the solvent? Will it do harm to the PCB? Thanks in advance.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 18 18:36:28 EST 2004 | jj
Thanks, Dave Is that for cleaning component or PCB ? JJ
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