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Paul:
You are correct. The wetting agents and the surfactants are
non-ionic materials which are not detected by the Omegameter or
the Ionigraph which only measures the concentration of the ionic
materials which are soluble in the alcohol water solution.
However, these non-ionic residues have a tendency to attract and
absorb water onto the surface of the PWB. As the water is
absorbed it is polarized. When a voltage deferential is applied
across two adjacent traces the water ionizes forming a plating
situation and dendritic growth occurs and eventually a short will
develop. So, even though your PWB appears clean according to the
Omegameter or the Ionigraph, it is actually a potential problem
when it gets to the field.
(The differences I saw between boards cleaned by cascade and
those cleaned by other methods ranged from 10 to the minus 11th
ohms for others to below 10 to the minus 7th ohms for the cascade
cleaned boards. This was at 35 degrees C and 85% RH.)
Harry
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Subject: Re: Mild humor: RE: Walmart Supplies
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Date: 9/26/96 10:55 AM
Man, and here I thought I heard some weird ones! Great List - it went into
my oddities file. Thanks.
<< By the way, just what surface insulation resistance would one get on a
board which
was washed in Cascade after hot air solder level? I've understood it had
been
tested and found it "passed" the "Omegameter" test. Does that mean better
than
60%? >>
In almost all cases, the SIR gets shot all to hell. An additional 2-3
decades drop due to the cascade. The cause is surfactant and wetting agents
which do not register on an Omegameter. Harry O'Halloran also replied to my
comment indicating he had seen drops like this.
Doug.
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