When you are removing tough soils like baked-on flux residues or heavy industrial greases, you can have the strongest solvent cleaner in the world (like those offered by Techspray), but you will still
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Rosin flux should be cleaned off of a printed circuit board (PCB) after soldering is completed. The following are the reasons to remove flux residues: Improve Aesthetic Appearance of PCB If you are a
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Welcome to our webinar, our Techspray webinar is replacing n-propyl bromide, which you don't know can hurt you. We're going to be going over issues with n-propyl bromide, and how to identify and qualify
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We receive many requests each month to provide customers with the VOC content of our solvent-based products. Many callers are perplexed why this isn’t a simple number that is stated on product labels.
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This is a brief introduction to selecting a precision swab for use in laboratories, clean rooms, electronic assembly, rework and repair of electronics. We’ll be speaking in generalities, but you
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Methanol is a toxic cousin of common (and much safer) alcohols commonly used for disinfecting hard surfaces: ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol) and isopropanol (aka isopropyl alcohol, IPA). Of course, all of
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EMS and PCB repair facilities that work with static sensitive equipment are very familiar with ANSI/ESD-S20.20 and the challenge of maintaining compliance. You buy all the right benches, mats, straps,
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Conformal coatings are usually applied as very thin coatings, providing the maximum protection possible using the thinnest amount of material. This minimizes heat entrapment, additional weight addition,
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Certifications are an important way to distinguish general purpose varnishes and shellacs from engineered coatings designed specifically for PCB protection. Although there are dozens of user and industry
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How do I solder? Make sure the surfaces to be soldered are clean. Turn on the soldering iron and set temperature above the melting point of your solder. 600°-650°F (316°-343°C) is a good
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