[sdiy] Rosin flux - remove or not?

[Ken Stone]

Many vintage synths still have their rosin present.
Personally I will clean up the rosin around sensitive areas, remove any
large "pools", and ignore the rest. Cleaning up involves using a fine tip
screwdriver to chip it away, then giving it a quick scrub with an old
toothbrush.

Ken

>SO I've been solder up some good old leaded parts with gold old Kester 
>44 rosin-core solder. Is the flux goo left behind worth removing? Even 
>with flux remover spray (I have Techspray version) it looks like a chore.
>
>I presume that flux remover is not the best stuff for mylar and 
>polystyrene caps, etc...
>
>Opinions?
>
>mrmike
>
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