[sdiy] PCB cleaning solvernt

[Seb Francis]

Colin f wrote:
>> For other fluxes, water isn't going to work.  I have this 
>> stuff in a spray can with a built in brush.  A quick spray 
>> and a brush, then another spray to rinse and the board comes 
>> out lovely.  Works with modern 'no-clean' fluxes as well as 
>> rosin, etc.  Can have a look later what it's called if this 
>> is indeed the type of flux you want to clean.  
>> I'm sure a similar product exists for use in a bath - 
>> although it is very quick evaporating.
>>     
>
> Is it Electrolube Fluxclene ?
> It sounded great right up to the point where it rapidly evaporated ;-)
> I was hoping to find something that I could re-use quite a few times.
> Further digging on the web suggests that a lot of industrial processes clean
> with a solvent, then rinse the boards in de-ionised water.
> I'll maybe just try IPA with a water rinse and see how it goes.
>
>   

On the subject of water: I've always cleaned my organic solder boards by 
scrubbing and immersing in warm water.  Never caused any harm, but does 
take a while to dry properly.  I would avoid getting things like pots, 
trimmers & switches wet - and I think also the old-style polystyrene 
capacitors and wirewound tempco resistors are best kept out of the water.

Seb