warpie
Well-known member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2009
- Messages
- 1,589
I've noticed that after soldering my joints don't look clean/bright. They look kind of "dark".
How do you clean the joints/ remove flux? In fact is cleaning really necessary?
I'm using this solder, which I'm quite happy with.
This is from the data-sheet:
44 possesses excellent fluxing ability, the flux residue is non-corrosive and non-conductive under normal conditions of use. When exposed to an elevated temperature and humidity environment (38°C, 94% RH) for 72 hours, there is no evidence of corrosion caused by the flux residue. IPA will not clean the residues off the surface of the circuit board after the soldering process. A saponifier or cleaning agent specifically designed to clean a rosin based flux is required to clean the residues. Please contact Kester’s Technical Support for further information.
I'm not sure what they mean by "normal conditions of use". Do they also mean not too high temperature while soldering?
I'd like to hear other people's experience/ techniques.
Thanks!
How do you clean the joints/ remove flux? In fact is cleaning really necessary?
I'm using this solder, which I'm quite happy with.
This is from the data-sheet:
44 possesses excellent fluxing ability, the flux residue is non-corrosive and non-conductive under normal conditions of use. When exposed to an elevated temperature and humidity environment (38°C, 94% RH) for 72 hours, there is no evidence of corrosion caused by the flux residue. IPA will not clean the residues off the surface of the circuit board after the soldering process. A saponifier or cleaning agent specifically designed to clean a rosin based flux is required to clean the residues. Please contact Kester’s Technical Support for further information.
I'm not sure what they mean by "normal conditions of use". Do they also mean not too high temperature while soldering?
I'd like to hear other people's experience/ techniques.
Thanks!