Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 26 23:59:48 EST 2003 | Mike Konrad
Grant, No-Clean paste + IPA = White Residue! #1: Stop using IPA #2: Switch to either a solvent-based de-fluxing chemical or an aqueous-based de-fluxing chemical. If you are using an ultrasonic cleaner for your boards as stated, do not use sapon
Electronics Forum | Fri May 14 15:03:19 EDT 1999 | lima
| | Does anyone know of any industry guidelines for the exhausting of volatiles in reflow ovens? I've seen some numbers like 1,000ppm for the oven atmosphere, but is this typical? | | | | My concern is the volatiles in my WS629 solder paste may be
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 08 22:14:38 EDT 1999 | Michael
Right now,we have some problem on SMT. Cause of the flux residue in the connector. Do somebody have the same symptom? By the way, can i find something to make the flux observe easy or take a photo with the flux.
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 15 11:48:14 EDT 2014 | proy
Interesting idea the sprite sugar/water mix.... I found a spray on BBQ cleaner which worked pretty well, but is a little sharp on the lungs! Peter
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 30 18:01:16 EDT 2014 | hegemon
Sprite/Sugar as a solvent?!! I want to clean my oven now! In other words, this I GOTTA SEE. Ain't chemistry great? 'hege
Electronics Forum | Thu May 01 06:42:25 EDT 2014 | cbeneat
I use Simple Green, works pretty well, although I use the concentrate and don't dilute it as is recommended, so it's pretty strong. I am going to try the sugar water though. I'm intrigued.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 01 18:21:26 EDT 2014 | hegemon
Of course now I am really wondering if my own guts like the Sprite/Solvent... 'hege
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 14 20:13:40 EDT 2014 | davef
So, someone is going to get a chance to buy a nice and shiny oven, eh? Summary from my notes of old thread on SMTnet: Some people melt sugar and use that solution to clean cooked-on flux residue. Dissolve sugar into warm water, spray it on the area t
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 14 15:37:00 EDT 2014 | jdenuzzia
If you do a search on Reflow Oven Cleaning Fluid, you will find links to companies and chemicals that can assist you. I recommend that you contact one or more of the companies and discuss your needs and the paste you are using. They should be able t
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 29 10:26:01 EST 2019 | marwan
flux my leave a white residues even after cleaning, when we want to select a flux for our Ersa Ecoslect we tryed a varity of fluxes (including the IF2005C) and we decide to use the Cobar 390-RX-HT because he gaved us the best results in soldering and