Rob,
There is a solution to your concern. Perhaps look at eh Smartsonic web page at:


 http://www.smartsonic.com
Or, contact Smart Sonic Corporation, 2373 Teller Road #107, Newbury Park, CA 91320
Tel: 1(805) 499-7440; Fax: 1(805) 375-5781; e-mail: [log in to unmask]


The chemistry wont remove the emulsion form your screens and will clean your misprints.
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Rob Palson wrote:

> Dear Technetters,
> When processing surface mount boards we sometimes get a few
> miss prints and would like to clean the boards.  We use a parts tank
> filled with mineral spirits to clean our stencils.  I would like to clean
> our boards in the same tank  and  I was wondering if the mineral
> spirits would be detrimental to the FR-4 and CEM3 circuit boards.
> I'm stuck with this chemistry because of the emulsion we use on our
> screens.  Yes we do still use/clean screens also.  Thank you for any
> input.
> Rob Palson
> Rob Palson
> Red Lion Controls
> York, PA
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