[sdiy] washing PCB's

[Aaron Bader]

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:02:41 +1000
"Brett Maddaford" <Brett.Maddaford at au.perform-sol.com> wrote:

> - is the purpose just to remove the flux thats left after soldering
> and what happens if you dont wash it off? or are there other reasons?

When I built my FatMan, I didn't wash the flux off. About a year later
it looked very... grimy on the other side, was covered in dirt and dog
hair that was sticking to the flux, and parts of it were changing color
or corroding.

I scrubbed just the solder side with a toothbrush and some rubbing
alcohol after that, and it's been fine and good looking ever since.

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