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i'm looking for a small pcb wash for populated pcbs. If anyb... - Feb 08, 2006 by

Not to be funny, but can't you use a dishwasher ? They are c... - Feb 08, 2006 by Sr. Tech

The secondary (primary to some) concerns are what you put in... - Feb 08, 2006 by Steve Thomas

Search the fine SMTnet Archives on batch clean* ... - Feb 09, 2006 by davef

I worked at one place where they had a dishwasher. They had ... - Feb 09, 2006 by Stephen

Se�or Tech If you want clean board using a dish waher, yo... - Feb 09, 2006 by davef

Dave, Are you talking about electrolysis ? I thought D.I. w... - Feb 10, 2006 by Sr. Tech

Water is known as the universal solvent for a reason. Not b... - Feb 10, 2006 by Stephen

Se�or Tech Put a penny in your water wash tank that uses ... - Feb 13, 2006 by davef

Look for the following machines: Aqueous Technologies EC... - Feb 13, 2006 by PeteC

mike

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wash | 8 February, 2006

i'm looking for a small pcb wash for populated pcbs. If anybody has any info on one please email me @ mbridges@dfe.com I'm located in New Hampshire

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Sr. Tech

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wash | 8 February, 2006

Not to be funny, but can't you use a dishwasher ? They are cheap.

The only worry there may be water spots, but if you blow your boards dry with an air hose I think they will be OK.

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Steve Thomas

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wash | 8 February, 2006

The secondary (primary to some) concerns are what you put into the waste stream and how you treat it, and what the chemistry of your residues does to the seals on your machine.

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davef

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wash | 9 February, 2006

Search the fine SMTnet Archives on batch clean*

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Stephen

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wash | 9 February, 2006

I worked at one place where they had a dishwasher. They had stopped using it by the time I got there. But if they had kept using it I would have gotten a clean glass and put it in to see how clean it came out. I think after a while with only one tank, it would get contaminated with flux residue. I may be wrong, it might flush enough water through to keep all residue out. I still would have liked to have checked even if such a test would not be completely valid test. But it would have been easier to get a glass than any kind of SIR tester.

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davef

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wash | 9 February, 2006

Se�or Tech

If you want clean board using a dish waher, you must run deionized water. If you run DI water through a dishwasher, it will cut through those flimsy pipes like fire driven by Sana Anna Winds through dry brush.

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Sr. Tech

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wash | 10 February, 2006

Dave, Are you talking about electrolysis ? I thought D.I. water prevented this reaction ?

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Stephen

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wash | 10 February, 2006

Water is known as the universal solvent for a reason. Not because it's a powerfull solvent but because it has hydrogen bonding and is bi-polar. I think it's the polar nature of H20 that makes it disolve ions. D.I. water will pick up ions where it can, including metal pipes. Pure D.I. water does not conduct electricity but we know water conducts electricity because water is almost never pure D.I.

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davef

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wash | 13 February, 2006

Se�or Tech

Put a penny in your water wash tank that uses DI water. It will disappear in a couple of weeks.

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PeteC

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wash | 13 February, 2006

Look for the following machines:

Aqueous Technologies ECD EMC Austin American

The above mfrs. make "industrial" grade dishwashers for assembled PCB de-fluxing. Search any of those names followed by "..... batch cleaner", and your search engine will give you lots of places to look. And yes, DI water is highly corrosive.

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