Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 18 04:03:30 EST 2006 | greg york
Good solvent wipe will normally show some discoloration of the same colour as resist, but not scientific enough as you cant gauge the amount coming off, ideally none. But is an indicator of the issue. I have been meaning to do a swab with an indicato
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 13:51:24 EST 2008 | bbarton
Dave F....BOGUS BOGUS BOGUS What compatability issue could there possibly be if the flux is removed during wash???? Why on EARTH would you leave ANY WS flux residue on the board? A recipie for disaster! Beef up the cleaning process, test for contami
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 16:33:40 EST 2009 | davef
Your specification for all PCB suppliers of 'solder mask over bare copper using LPI on external layers (green)' is broad and open to the use of material from many possible LPI suppliers by your board fabricator. In at least one case, it appears that
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 19 17:53:17 EDT 2009 | aqueous
This is not a common method of defluxing. Vapor degreasers were the top choice pre-1989 but have given way to spray-in-air defluxing technology. Here come of the vapor degreaser manufacturers: Detrex http://www.detrex.com/ Baron Blakeslee http://
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 08 08:30:21 EDT 2003 | christ
Hi Dave: I'd second you.Thanks for your effort and can you give me the hints about correct reflow profile for soldering PCBA.I doubt there was something problem during reflow,I found there were some flux residue left on the PCBA after reflow by th
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 28 11:31:17 EDT 2008 | patrickbruneel
Matt solder mask finishes gives the widest process window in view of potential amount of residues when using No-Clean. Shiny (glass like) finishes are more sensitive to residues due to lower surface area compared to matt finish. If the shiny finish i
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 03 03:57:37 EST 2009 | sachu_70
Hi George, I would suggest you to re-look your process parameters, especially for the pre-heat temperatures and the amount of flux deposited. The mask properties and that of your flux also play a role, but you could zero down to the root cause after
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 13 18:06:08 EDT 2015 | caurbach
I'm not familiar with any "test socket cleaners", but I will tell you that water soluble flux is designed for a soldering application so it requires heat to activate. Not sure how effective it would be at removing oxides at room temperature. Second
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 18 13:25:55 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| Is there anyone out there required by their customer to clean the finget tab contacts even after using noclean paste? We have been asked to clean even though we don't have any flux residue on the contacts. Any ideas? | Mike Yes and often. People
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 19:47:36 EST 2008 | davef
Bruce Barton: We're not intending to suggest that anyone is purposely leaving WS flux residue on the board after cleaning. Fact is, Arun isn't sure if the boards are completely clean. Arun said, "We haven't tested the substrate for cleanliness." Gi
