Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 09 01:41:35 EDT 2004 | Mike Konrad
Although water soluble (OA) flux is technically the easiest flux to remove, it is also the most damaging type of flux if not removed. A dishwasher lacks the pressure and nozzle design to produce the very small water particle size required for thorou
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 18 12:25:40 EST 2015 | deanm
We are required by AS9100 to keep expired material/chemicals off the floor. Examples include solder paste, flux, adhesives, conformal coating, etc. We have a system in place to prevent such occurrences but once in a while something is not accounted f
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 17:18:11 EST 2003 | davef
First, don�t get distracted by �OA� and �NC� formulations. This is nomenclature. We want to discuss the issue of �activity�. J-STD-004 "Requirements for Soldering Fluxes" classifies fluxes by their chemical composition, activity level and halide c
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 12 06:02:55 EDT 2003 | Neil Trelford, Nortel
Even though you use a no clean process, it is still possible that some type of fluid has created the "short". Production lines are notorious for using cleaning chemicals on PCBs to clean excess flux after rework on other areas. Unless this type of c
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 08 10:24:11 EST 2006 | pjc
The Speedline Technologies- Electrovert AquaStorm 200 is one machine that can do the trick. You'll need the Chemical Isolation option for the RMA flux and you'll need a cleaning chemistry like what Zestron and Kyzen have. Yes, hi-density boards with
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 30 14:27:49 EST 2006 | pjc
Not really. A new Electrovert AquaStorm 100, in-line machine, is under $60K, for straight aqueous applications. The batch type from Aqueous Tech are like $35K I believe. $120K would be for a high performance in-line machine, such as the AquaStorm 200
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 26 12:38:31 EDT 2009 | smtirl
Folks, discovered an issue this morning where solder joints on PCBs that came out of wash system have turned BLUE! Bare pads and test points also contaminated but not as obvious visually. Looks like it could be a chemical reaction between wash
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 18 20:55:20 EDT 2001 | davef
Yins are bad, this guy's serious. Generally, solder pastes are comprised of: 90% solder powder, 5% flux, 4% solvents, and 1% activators [by weight]. Where: * Solder powder, when reflowed, is a metal bonding agent that mechanically and electrically
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 28 08:51:35 EDT 2009 | davef
This is a snip from an ealier post here on SMTnet. Generally, solder pastes are comprised of: 90% solder powder, 5% flux, 4% solvents, and 1% activators [by weight]. Where: * Solder powder, when reflowed, is a metal bonding agent that mechanically
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 31 12:00:59 EDT 2011 | cpitarys
Vapor phase or vapor degreasing cleaning for electronics is simple technology that holds merit on process situations like you described. Easy and quick to set up and process with today's modern equipment you can be up and running in no time once the
