I am a CM in high mix low volume environment.  I use Kester's 2331-ZX Water
soluble flux.  It has a high activity and is ideal for foam fluxer.
Downturn is that it does foam up in DI in-line cleaner as well.

At 09:16 AM 7/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>At a previous employer (contract - high mix, low volume), we used Kester's
>1189A, an organic water soluble flux, which was very successful.  It is
>aggressive - someone used to say we could solder components to wood with it
>- but you do like to have this with contracting work, where the boards and
>components are not always straight from the vendor/manufacturer.
>
>Regards,
>
>LAINIE J. LOVELESS
>Corp. Industrial Engineering
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Harris [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 10:53 PM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      [TN] Fluxes
>>
>> All,
>>
>> What fluxes are you all using in your wave soldering machines? Are you
>> happy with the results? Would they suit a low volume, high mix contract
>> manufacturing environment?
>>
>>
>> Thanks, your comments are welcome
>>
>> John Harris
>> Process Engineer
>>
>> AEMS Pty Ltd
>> www.aemspl.com.au
>>
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