Bristles Re: [sdiy] solvents/cleaners for flux

[john mahoney]

Cynthia wrote:
> ... (I just cannot ever seem to get used to rinsing a whole circuit
> board under water! It feels so weird! )

Relax! I once toured an MCI * plant where they made high-end mixing consoles
and such. After boards were run through the wave solderer, they were washed
in dishwashers -- ordinary, household dishwashers. A friend of mine worked
there (years later), so I can ask him what kind of cleaner they used, but it
may well have been dishwashing detergent.

Here's a PBC cleaning product page that refers to dishwashers:
http://www.electrolube.com/product/cleaning.asp
--
john


*  MCI was later sucked into Sony Pro Audio, apparently to its detriment.
The Fort Lauderdale plant changed hands long ago. I liked the wave solderer,
but I loved the real-time full spectrum analyzer demo.