Bob
We used Sealbrite prior to water soluble fluxes, no problem, as per
another post in this thread.
Brian
Bob METCALF wrote:
> It's been many years since I have dealt with Sealbrite. When I did see
> Sealbrite in use, it was on single sided and some simple double sided
> boards, what we used to refer to as "punch and crunch". This was the
> solvent based system. It was a messy process, but effective and VERY LOW
> cost. The principle was the rosin was activated by heat and aided the
> soldering process. As I recall this process was not compatible with
> aqueous (organic acid) flux. The last time I saw it in use, no clean
> fluxes hadn't even been introduced to the market. Without knowing what
> other components are contained in the current Sealbrite, it would be
> difficult to predict what the effect would be on long term reliability.
>
> I would bet the current version of Sealbrite is an aqueous system if it is
> still in use today. I contacted a friend at Enthone and he didn't have any
> info on this product. I'm not sure who is selling it now.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob Metcalf
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> Some of low-end pcb fab shops still apply seal brite coating on
> single-side power pcb board. Is it a bit cost effective than new
> generation OSP?
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> What's the long-term reliability and ionic cleanness of seal brite coating
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> I would be surprised if this product is still available, especially in
> t's original form. As others previously stated, it was rosin in solvent.
> he problem with the original product is it required either solvent or
> emi-aqueous cleaning after soldering. In today's world of no clean
> luxes, this product would not work. Perhaps they have formulated a no
> lean version.
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> blast from the past.
> ealbrite was a Lonco product, a solution of rosin in solvent that was
> ffectively a simple varnish. Air or oven dried. Worked OK.
> Alpha Metals had equivalent products Alpha [2301 2302 etc] which aped it
> easonably well. What happened when everything, including Enthone and
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> roducts, became Cookson I don't know. Most likely these simple materials
> ere let go in favour of Enthone's modern OSPs.
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> Does anyone help input something about surface finish SEAL BRITE COATING?
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> ot a talk with pcb fab shop today and I was told that there was SEAL
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> OATING available for pcb surface treatment. I know nothing about such
> urface finish and I'm quite curious. Thank you.
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