Encapsulating water soluble flux residue?

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Rather than cleaning a water soluble flux residue off the bo... - Dec 16, 2005 by Steve

Steve, Water-soluble fluxes are per definition very corro... - Dec 16, 2005 by Patrick Bruneel

Steve

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Encapsulating water soluble flux residue? | 16 December, 2005

Rather than cleaning a water soluble flux residue off the board, by encapsulating the product. covering the board or the component with lets say a Hysol encasulant. Would this prevent the active flux residue from migrating and deteriorating the electrical properties over time?

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Patrick Bruneel

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Encapsulating water soluble flux residue? | 16 December, 2005

Steve,

Water-soluble fluxes are per definition very corrosive and need to be cleaned (read the data sheet) Encapsulation will prevent humidity reaching the water-soluble acids but will not prevent reducing the metals the flux is in contact with to metal salts (corrosion). Also it is impossible for uncleaned boards soldered with water-soluble flux to pass SIR. Only No-Clean fluxes of the type L0 can be safely left on a board.

Don't do it

Patrick

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