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Hi Doug,

I've had some limited success with a wash system running Kyzen L5413 and a 30 second long wash at 100° F followed by a 30 second long DI rinse at 120° F. The boards come out 98% clean and if you'd seen what I started with you would be amazed. Running a long wash or rinse (5+ minutes) does a great job of stripping most of the coating off the boards. I believe the reason we can't blow the schmutz off is there is just enough of an element of oil that makes it stick.

Phil
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Good morning Phil.

I don't think you're going to find one. Unless the Konform is a harder more durable acrylic coating than the Humiseal 1B31 we use, I think you will find the material to be embedded in the coating and washing will not bring it out. The fact that you can't blow it off indicates that. We have always had to globally strip the acrylic coating to get the "schmutz" off, then recoat the board.

If I had to try, it would be with a very mild detergent solution such a Liquinox.

Doug Pauls



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Good morning,

We have some circuit boards that we coat with Chemtronics Konform AR, that when returned from the field need to be washed to remove the graphite/carbon and brass dust (it won't blow off). Washing and rinsing at temperature tends to peel the conformal coating off. The currently process is hand washing and rinsing, but it is a totally uncontrolled process.

I'm looking for recommendations for a more controlled process that is less likely to remove the coating. I just want to get the dusty stuff off the board. It looks I'm going to have to create a machine or controlled process the works at room temperature.

Phil

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