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Cleaning PCBs in Electronics: Understanding Today's Needs

Feb 16, 2022 | P.J.Duchi, Anne-Marie Laügt, Marie Verdier, G.Abidh

Because of the phase-out of CFCs and HCFCs, standard solder pastes and fluxes evolved from RA and RMA fluxes to No-Clean, to low residue No-Clean, to very low residue No-Clean. Many companies came out with their cleaning solutions, aqueous and semi-aqueous, with each product release being more innovative than the previous one. Unfortunately for most of the suppliers of cleaners, two other trends appeared; lead-free soldering and the progressive miniaturization of electronic devices...