Are there any silastics used on any of the components?
RTV's will yield acetic acids if a non electronic grade is used.
One of the the advantages is they have can fill large gaps.
Are there any component dust covers held on with this material?


On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Richard Kraszewski <
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> Occasionally, IC analyses are reported to have elevated levels of acetates
> and formates.   Is it the general consensus that source of these
> contamination is assumed to be the decomposition of larger molecular weight
> weak organic acids found in soldering fluxes?  I can't imagine that any
> manufacturer would actually be placing acetic or formic acids directly into
> a flux formulation. These are much too volatile and aggressive.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Rich  Kraszewski
> Senior Process Engineer
> PLEXUS
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