Bristles Re: [sdiy] solvents/cleaners for flux

[Glen]

At 11:17 PM 8/13/03 , Cynthia Webster wrote:

>I hold them so the the liquid will drain straight down onto the ground, and
>after the first scrub they're usually a bit sticky, so I repeat the whole
>process and the boards come out very clean and professional looking
>however after flipping the boards around... this results in rainbow Newton's
>rings type patterns on the ~component~ sides,  which look like someone's
>poured lighter fluid or gasoline on them!  (Not a good look)

Is the component-side mess caused by tilting the boards so much that the
chemicals run around to the component side? 

Perhaps instead, you are having trouble with chemicals passing through some
unused, or only partially filled, component holes?

Once we know the route the chemicals take, we might be able to invent a
solution for your problem.


later,
Glen Berry