Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 28 22:17:36 EST 2004 | Grant Petty
Hi, I would also be interested in this thread, but our problem has a different twist to it. We have good results from our reflow with Koki no clean paste, however when we pass the boards through the wave solder machine, the flux in that leaves a fog
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 13 04:30:01 EDT 1999 | Brian
Hi! I recently remarked on a thread that so-called VOC-free fluxes weren't. As a result, I got three private e-mails asking what I meant. As this seems to be unclear, I'm starting a new thread with my explanation, rather than sending out the answers
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 21 21:39:19 EDT 2001 | davef
1) why is No-clean (NC) the preferred process, for BGA mounting by SMT? Probably the same reason NC is the preferred process for mounting non-area array SMT components. 2) why is water-soluble (WS) not a hot choice? There�s not reason not to use
Electronics Forum | Wed May 27 14:20:43 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| We recently made the switch to no-clean and the wurface mount is turning out beautifully. However, the wave solder process continues to put up a fight; we are getting a white residue on the surface of the PCB. The residue is not localized to
Electronics Forum | Fri May 29 17:07:00 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| | We recently made the switch to no-clean and the wurface mount is turning out beautifully. However, the wave solder process continues to put up a fight; we are getting a white residue on the surface of the PCB. The residue is not localized
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 10 10:58:45 EDT 2015 | philc
I know it won't prevent this, but have you tried cleaning with a mix of screen cleaner and isopropyl alcohol in a 1/3rd - 2/3rd solution? We use this, put on by antistatic brush, and then using an air jet to blow it away. Afterwards, the PCB's look
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 29 21:27:21 EDT 2019 | aqueous
It depends on the flux type. If it's water soluble, it should be cleaned soon after reflow because OA flux remains active after reflow. If it's rosin or no-clean (low-residue), then the only concern is the longer wait time, the more difficult it will
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 12 18:06:17 EDT 2001 | davef
The criterion you use will depend on the test method you select. For minimum requirements, look at J-STD-001C, Para 8, "Cleanliness Requirements". I figure that you�d measure the residues on a lot of your current product, measure the res on a lot o
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 22 15:31:52 EDT 2002 | Claude_Couture
In an oven with flux reclamation system, once the circulation is prevented by accumulation of flux in the heat exchanger, the flux will condense where it can, and some of it will coat your PCBs with a uniform layer of flux on the parts/ joints/ goldf
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 02 17:33:51 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Hey CK, we�re all sodder googoo�s ... wanna be gurus Why donchu tell �em not to put sodder in your vias? Er, makit so the sodder won�t flow out of the bottom of the vias and cause dem stalactites? OK OK, here�s wacha do, modify the second side ste
