Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 02 12:33:32 EDT 2002 | Mike Konrad
We have had success removing white residue. A change of chemical (PCB-Wash or Vigon A200) have a good track record in removing white residue. As Dave stated, we (and others) operate a contract cleaning service. Contact me offline and I�ll provide
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 01 22:24:10 EDT 2002 | Por
Thanks for your advise Normally, We do not add any liquid flux (clean or No-clean) during touch up process but this case is an error. Lonco 23F is Nc flux. but our board is clean. However, there are 6 boards that found the white residue and our
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 01 15:29:56 EDT 2002 | pjc
I have used a heat gun and found it effective at burning off these residues. Also, check the fine SMTnet archives.
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 03 19:04:02 EST 1998 | Steve Gregory
Hi Jacqueline! The dreaded white residue huh? YUCK! This seems to be a ongoing issue...probably because there are many different things that can possibly cause this. There's a real good article about the different causes of this problem at Kest
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 05 18:59:15 EDT 1998 | Graham Naisbitt
Jaqueline There are so many variables in the electronic assembly manufacturing process involving more than 12 different chemistries, that it is impossible to easily identify and determine the nature and reason of such residues. GEC Hirst Research in
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 01 22:39:28 EDT 2002 | davef
Now, don't be so fast to give-up on those guys. Many saponifier suppliers offer cleaning services for situations like yours. Contact: * Kyzen * Envirosense I seem to remember a similar thread, in the past six months, where our old friend Mike Kon
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 03 08:22:36 EST 1998 | Scott Cook
| At this moment in time we are using water soluble solder paste on our PCBs these are cleaned using water only, agitated with ultrasonics. After drying a white/grey residue is left around solder joints. Reflow profile is fine and a reliable wash pro
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 01 20:44:17 EDT 2002 | davef
Actually, the white res were caused by the water carrier in your Lonco 23F reacting with the res from the nc flux used to solder the component in place. Comments are: * Some nc flux res are cleanable, some are not. Your supplier [Alpha?] can probab
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 19 20:25:52 EST 1998 | Steve Gregory
| I have a problem! The solder on my pc boards look great comeing out | of my reflow oven. They go thrue the rest of the prossese | and at the end at the qc station it's cold or whitish or gray not shiny. | does any one have a idea on how to correct
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 26 11:46:16 EST 1998 | Rin Or
| I have a problem! The solder on my pc boards look great comeing out | of my reflow oven. They go thrue the rest of the prossese | and at the end at the qc station it's cold or whitish or gray not shiny. | does any one have a idea on how to correct
