Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 09 09:45:34 EST 2011 | dyoungquist
The white haze is most likely coming from your ultrasonic air humidifiers. I have seen this from a home unit that left a white residue on furniture in the house. What is your water source for the humidifiers? If it is hard water you will get more
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 04 02:21:32 EST 1999 | Vinesh Gandhi
Hi All, I am facing a strange problem. One of my esteemed & valued customers has an unusual requirement of cleaning the board with IPA after soldering is complete. I am using alpha metals UP78 no clean sodler paste during reflow. This IPA cleanin
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 06 13:59:39 EST 2001 | dason_c
I have experience to the Kester 2331 water soluble flux long time ago with white residue and it related to the solder masking. Check what kind of the solder mask and ask Kester to do the test for you. Rgds.
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 31 21:49:38 EST 2006 | davef
First, we assume the white residue is only on the connector and not on other components. That would imply that either: * White stuff was on the connector when it came in-house from your supplier. [Confirm this theory by baking some connectors from
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 06 08:55:11 EST 1999 | Dave F
Vinesh: The white residue is perfectly expected, when washing a no-clean with water (and some alcohol). In some cases, the white resin that you are seeing can be removed. Your paste supplier should be able to provide details. Recognize that clean
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 17 14:18:11 EDT 2005 | ppwlee
Dave, Answers to your questions: * From your pictures, the white residue appears to be only on the solder mask. Is that correct? If not, what is the location [eg, solder, nonsolder/nonmask areas] of the residue that doesn't show well in the pictur
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 26 09:32:55 EST 2003 | davef
But soon after cleaning and drying with IPA, we find a white residue formation. A: IPA will not nothing to clean your board. The white residue is exactly what you should expect. Search the fine SMTnet Archives for background. >How do we avoid th
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 17 19:37:34 EDT 2001 | mparker
Duh?? white residue??? could be the source of anthrax
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 16 06:03:37 EDT 2005 | grantp
Hi, Are they no clean fluxes? Regards, Grant
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 16 09:13:28 EDT 2005 | russ
It appears that the flux was burnt over the wave process. I have seen this before. Are you using convection heat?
