R
Richard
- Jan 1, 1970
- 0
What are your favorite techniques for cleaning PCBs after assembly?
Especially for getting the flux residue from under surface-mount parts.
How far-fetched are the suggestions to use a dishwasher rinse / dry
cycle? Does this really work? Are there any drawbacks, if your flux is
water soluable? (Like, will I poison my dishware? ;-)
I've seen plenty of warnings that flux (especially fast-acting) is
corrosive enough to eat traces after a few months if not cleaned. I
normally use an RA flux pen that's "non-corrosive", but it still needs
cleanup. http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/835p.html
Especially for getting the flux residue from under surface-mount parts.
How far-fetched are the suggestions to use a dishwasher rinse / dry
cycle? Does this really work? Are there any drawbacks, if your flux is
water soluable? (Like, will I poison my dishware? ;-)
I've seen plenty of warnings that flux (especially fast-acting) is
corrosive enough to eat traces after a few months if not cleaned. I
normally use an RA flux pen that's "non-corrosive", but it still needs
cleanup. http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/835p.html