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Hello out there!

I've been experimenting with an old skillet in an effort to develop a
safe homebrew reflow profile.

To test my reflow profile, I've been cooking scrap pieces of PCB with
a small quantity of old RS electronics solder paste on the board to
check that the solder melts etc. The paste is best before wk 50, 2003.

During these reflows, I heat the board to 225C max. I have noticed
that the paste forms a crust on the board, which can be wiped off (as
per Stefans suggestion) but am concerned about the crust with respect
to its affect on component joints.

Does this crust form on in date paste on component joints??

Thanks for your help

Trev