Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 29 21:27:21 EDT 2019 | aqueous
It depends on the flux type. If it's water soluble, it should be cleaned soon after reflow because OA flux remains active after reflow. If it's rosin or no-clean (low-residue), then the only concern is the longer wait time, the more difficult it will
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 31 11:10:43 EST 2003 | davef
First, most �thermal shock� recipes are not a reliability test. There is no relationship between the failures seem in these tests and in-use application. These tests show you the failures in these tests. That�s it!!! Second, accelerated life test
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 04 17:19:29 EST 2015 | edwardt
Looking for any reliability data on aqueous flux residue causing low Z defects, specifically any data that may illustrate life expectancy under any humidity/temp environment. How long it takes for conductive material to migrate and form low Z impedan
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 28 11:41:21 EDT 2004 | Steve Stach
Hello Loz, Blue residues on circuit boards can be caused by copper corrosion, component body deterioration, marking permanently, and adhesive break down. In this case, a more subtle mechanism appears to be possible. This is a no clean application
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 29 16:28:06 EDT 2011 | rway
Let's be more specific. Why do you need to clean the boards? I assume it is for testing purposes, probe contact concerns and the like. This is the only economical reason I can think of to clean no-clean flux residue from your assemblies. Before y
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 17:38:44 EST 2001 | davef
OK, lemme take a different angle on this, �cuz I forgot to touch on this when I first responded. I mentioned a study ["Evaluation of Low Residue Soldering for Military and Commercial Applications: A Report from the Low-Residue Soldering Task Force"
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 19 16:24:53 EDT 2007 | jmelson
Really, if you start out from the beginning planning to clean the boards, then DON'T use the no-clean flux! The way that stuff is made, it leaves a hard, low-solubility residue that takes a LOT of effort to get clean. If you plan to clean, use a wa
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 09:18:36 EST 2015 | davef
Nichrome, manganin, phosphor bronze etc are easy to solder ... the hard part is removing the corrosion * Manganin: 86% copper, 12% manganese, 2% nickel. Often, it's used in making cryogenic measurements, due to its low heat loss. * Select a flux for
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 11 22:01:30 EDT 2001 | davef
Others make good points. Consider "TP-1115 - Selection & Implementation Strategy for A Low-Residue No-Clean Process" as a starting point. Remember that in-bound components and boards can be loaded with unNC res that can turn the best implemented
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 16 14:36:11 EDT 1998 | Jeff Sanchez
| With current soldering of stranded wires to pcb assy's the wire tends to be very brittle and can break with very little movement of the wire. We use a low residue cored wire. Anybody with advice or who has seen a similar problem/knows how to overco
