Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 05 08:58:13 EST 2005 | davef
Q1. Is it enough to use only water while cleaning or is it necessary to use any additional chemistries and/or saponifiers as well? A1. It depends on: * Flux residues that you're cleaning * Standoff of the components * Cleaning technology [we've neve
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 01 17:34:45 EST 2018 | Mike Konrad
Thanks for the kind words Dave. At no point in my reply was I trying to sell anything. I apologize to anyone who believes otherwise. I agree with the poster, if assemblies are going to be cleaned, consider a flux designed to be cleaned. While this is
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 06 22:09:53 EST 2001 | Greenman
Cory, I've got a lot of experience of testing of this type. The physical (not chemical) nature of the flux residues is the crucial issue in compatibility. If you have a softer residue (either caused by a thick initial solder paste deposit, or a low p
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 05 17:06:36 EDT 2000 | Michael Parker
Patrick- You have not given enought detail of the type of discoloration. Is it "white residue"? Can it be "rust" colored? Whatever it is, you fab supplier needs to be called in immediately and give you an exact reason for this failure. Just rubbing
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 20 20:02:06 EST 2002 | davef
Surfactant. A synthetic detergent made from petrochemicals that lowers the surface tension of water and allows better cleaning in small spaces. Do you have a cleaning issue that requires you to use a surfactant? If so, be aware that you must clean
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 10 09:39:32 EDT 2004 | Bryan Sherh
Dears, I've a board with OSP surface finish,and I planned to print solder paste on the test pad for easy ICT, because the probe can't reach the OSP covered pad.But to my surprise,after reflow there's much flux residue on top of test pad(or solder) an
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 17:36:49 EST 2006 | MikeF
If you know you have cleaned any flux residues that were under there you could consider a bead of an electronic grade RTV, such as RTV3145. If you trap any uncleaned residues under there you could have long term reliability problems. But, like Dave
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 05 12:14:15 EDT 2006 | Mario Scalzo, SMT CPE
Good afternoon! We have had great luck with semi-aqueous cleaners from Kyzen and Zestron, and normally recommend both of them. They both have great labs and would gladly offer their input on he cleaning of the flux residue. We make sure that these
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 08 14:29:04 EDT 2008 | davef
�Another direct measurement to determine resistivity values (i.e. of remaining no-clean residues) can be performed through impedance spectroscopy. The surface resistance underneath chip resistors and capacitors can be determined to show the improveme
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 28 21:48:50 EDT 2009 | davef
Confirm the source of the issue. Run a coalescence test on both lots of paste. A simple coalescence test can quickly determine the condition of solder paste after prolonged use. Simply print a small disk [around 4-5mm diameter and 0.2mm thick - a bu
