Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 28 05:07:59 EDT 2009 | sachu_70
Do you clean the stencil manually or using the automated under-stencil cleaner on your Printer (recommended)? 1. Ensure that stencil wipes are lint-free and soaked sufficiently with solvent before use. 2. If your printer supports automated cleaning
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 29 19:17:34 EDT 2004 | aqueous
Chen, It is always best to place one�s effort on determining the cause and content of the residue rather than trying to work around it. The first thing you must determine is the nature of the residue. Is it flux? In many instances, the residue is
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 02 16:47:39 EST 2001 | traviss
If the thinner you are using is 4662 and the correct amounts that should not be the problem. Is this the first solder operation? I would start by looking for rosen or no clean flux getting on the boards at some point before wave soldering and not bei
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 03 03:56:04 EST 2001 | wister
I had confused by same problem, the reason I found is the interval between wave soldering and cleaning is too long and did not set the temp. of D.I water at 120F~150F. Kester flux is good. Rgs, Wister
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 13 05:21:08 EDT 2000 | Robert Steltman
Looking at the original post, it seems that the white residue is formed on the board after wave soldering and becomes evident when it has been left standing for a while. From what I understand, it seems that the solids content of the "no clean" flux
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 02 15:44:26 EST 2001 | traviss
Is this after wave or wash? Its too bad the archives are gone this one has come up a bunch of times. Most of the time its caused by rosen or no clean flux being put through a water wash. There are several other possibilities. You will probably hear w
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 13 05:46:21 EDT 1999 | Brian Ellis
Murray "No-clean" fluxes/pastes should not normally give "white residues". Before exploring cleaning, which is costly for small production levels, I suggest you may care to find out why you have these residues. To help you, can you please answer th
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 11 18:42:35 EDT 2001 | Darby
As I mentioned in the previous string we are happy with Electrolube "SSS". The guy who built our ulrasonic cleaners recommended it and it works very well. You don't have to change tanks or machines for a switch from paste to adhesive. It doesn't leav
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 26 16:31:02 EDT 2004 | Sue PH
We use Kester 186 flux and the STU people would sometimes find white residue after cleaning with Isopropyl at the solder station. We have Lenium (Petroferm)in our vapor degreasers, and now they use Lenium at their stations as well as final clean, an
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 29 11:20:04 EST 2004 | jdumont
Hi Dave, its not the connections that have the white residue. It is the surface of the board. The whole thing turns a milky white color. I have pictures if anyone would like to see them... Josh
