Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 14 22:59:08 EST 1999 | Chris G.
I get white residue on my PCBs after vapor degreasing. No comments on the vapor degreaser. Yes, I still use one of these. I use a vapor degreaser and a 1,1,1 replacement solvent due to the quick clean and quick dry times. Anyway, I only get white
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 20 21:25:32 EST 1999 | Tony A
| I get white residue on my PCBs after vapor degreasing. No comments on the vapor degreaser. Yes, I still use one of these. I use a vapor degreaser and a 1,1,1 replacement solvent due to the quick clean and quick dry times. Anyway, I only get whi
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 13:12:35 EST 2004 | Debbie
Hi Rick, Cleaning No Cleans is becoming more of a norm. It is true that changing to a OA flux/paste would be a easier process to control from a cleaning standpoint. A water soluble process will cost a great deal less as well. However, if your pro
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 24 21:51:23 EST 2004 | davef
Dreamy It sounds like you are having fun in your new job. Saponifier. Alkaline chemicals, added to water, that convert rosin/resin flux residues in the water to soluble soaps. Generally, saponifiers are better if used in an aggressive spray-in-ai
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 24 15:04:22 EDT 2011 | kahrpr
I am going to open the flood gates of comments. The purpose of no clean is so you do not have to clean it. Yes I am aware of no cleans that you can clean. If you need to clean the boards use a water soluble paste. If you do not clean, no clean prop
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 31 16:30:01 EDT 2020 | emeto
I would question your motive "There's no way that I feel comfortable shipping boards after a selective without cleaning them, the amount of flux on the board is significantly more than from SMT". 1. Who said that residue should be cleaned and why? O
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 09 18:04:34 EST 2004 | davef
Obviously, if your customer instructs you to use a certain flux type, using THAT flux type is probably a good idea. Responding to your question: Chloride is one of the more detrimental materials found on printed circuit assemblies. Chlorides can com
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 31 16:55:48 EDT 2020 | kylehunter
> I would question your motive "There's no way > that I feel comfortable shipping boards after a > selective without cleaning them, the amount of > flux on the board is significantly more than from > SMT". 1. Who said th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 20:39:06 EST 2006 | aqueous
Of course there are solvents which are less harmful to the environment than others. The operative phrase is �less harmful�. As a rule, water-based chemistries are �greener� than solvents. There are some solvent blends designed for aqueous-based eq
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 08 12:39:39 EST 2016 | deanm
We have a name brand aqueous batch cleaner that uses a chemical and DI water to clean ROL0 flux from our PCBs. It does ok most of the time for SMT boards and we want to include through hole assemblies as well which should be a better cleaning process
