Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 17 22:14:42 EST 2005 | Chua
Hi Davef, Thanks for your advise...... We are running no-clean process. If there is white residues after few days.....is it cause by those excess flux. Thanks
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 18 00:00:35 EDT 2005 | adlsmt
I have nothing to add technically but we have been washing no-clean for years. Use very clean filtered DI water to avoid the white residue issue and some good detergent or sopanifier and you will get great results.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 17 17:41:58 EDT 2005 | Kris
What is the surface finish of the board ? Some flux are known to react with certain type of board chemistry. Have you verified the compatibility of your solder mask and flux ?
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 09 15:50:08 EDT 2005 | chunks
The hand assembled part is soldered in? If so, the white residue may be from the operator using some added wave solder flux to get better wetting when hand soldering.
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 13 04:50:53 EDT 2006 | Slaine
I had something similar a while back it looked like fibreglass insulation in my case (was using no clean flux not water based), i took some and melted it with a soldering iron and it reacted like flux. and i tried disolving it with acetone.
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 13 07:08:58 EDT 2006 | amol_kane
did you manage to get rid of it? if so, what steps did you take to eliminate it?
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 13 13:07:43 EDT 2006 | russ
lint from the factory conditions, enviromnent you know. We clean every 6 mos. you seem to be accumulating quite rapidly. unless you are cleaning at the first spec of this showing up
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 18 03:44:23 EDT 2006 | Slaine
we didnt see it as a potential risk, main accumilations we around the entry and exit curtains so we lived with it and cleaned (quick wipe with acetone) once a week.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 25 09:40:56 EST 2009 | Sean
Hi Greg, The board is with immersion silver finishing..One of my friend had the same issue even with PCB OSP finishing.. Besides, no white residue found on the top side... Its only appear on the bottom side but no so obvious... Rgds, Sean
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 24 11:28:09 EST 2010 | vleasher
I apologize for being so vague. It is a standard leaded process using ALPHA OM-5100 for the SMT. So would a reduction in wash temp result in less white residue?
