as above how to cheaply remove flux residue after a board is soldered? i wasted £15 on chemtronics flux off! all it did was pick up the flux and then spread it all over the board so now looks even worse!! i presume its important to remove flux in the same way you always should in plumbing(my trade) as its acidic and eats the copper/lead given time?? cheers guys/gals
Baby wipes contain other things and will leave a residue.
Er ...... you should use new wipes, fresh out of the package.
I'm all for recycling, hug a tree, save the dolphins, etc. but reusing baby wipes after they had a close encounter with your beautiful baby is a little too much
Ok, don't shoot me , I'll go back inside of my hole
I use those brown plastic take out food containers, usually 4" X 6". Fill the bottom of the container to cover the ribs with Paint thinner (Recordsol)(for oil base paints). Let the circuit board soak for 5mins, then use toothbrush to remove Flux. Curcuit boards look great!
Trichloroethane, anyone?
Works great, but not good for you:
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