And if you are looking for perhaps a smaller footprint, the newer Electrovert AS100 seems to be pretty good too. Doug Pauls Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Richard Kraszewski < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mike - Plexus has deployed Aquastorm AS200's globally with very good > success. While batch washes are good for small runs, you will get the > best repeatability with in-line washes. There each assembly gets the > same cleaning regimen regardless of location on the conveyor and over > loading a batch is not an issue. We use them for both water soluble and > Chemical added wash processes. > > Rich Kraszewski /Plexus > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Fenner > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 3:25 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] PCBA Cleaning > > If you are using a water soluble/washable paste (and will continue to do > so) then you have to use an aqueous process, not solvent based vapour > degreaser > > --- > > > Regards > > > Mike Fenner > M: +44 [0] 7810 526 317 > > www.chrisfennerfund.org > www.facebook.com/chrisfennerfund/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher Brand > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 5:47 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] PCBA Cleaning > > Greetings All, > > We are looking into increasing our board cleaning capacity here. We > currently have a single Aqueous Batch cleaner and are looking at getting > another cleaner for production. The cleaner we have is coming up on 10 > years old and we're looking at getting either another batch cleaner, > inline spray or vapor degreaser type cleaner. > > We're looking to get something that can clean underneath low standoff > components...chips, QFNs and the like. Most of our designs have HV (1KV > - 2.5KV) and some have very low currents where leakage can be a real > problem. We are using a water soluble paste and need to be sure that we > clean completely underneath these parts. > > I would really appreciate it if anyone on this list share would their > experiences with the different types of board cleaners they've used. I > don't have any experience with anything other than the aqueous batch > cleaner we have and I'm looking for any experience with the other types of > cleaners or the newer batch type cleaners. > > Also, I've just found out about this forum. Is there an offline archive > available? I've got questions that might have been answered in the past > and would like to do some searching. Is there an offline mbox format > available? I've searched thru the online archive, but it's somewhat > difficult to search thru as I have a relativity slow internet connection. > > Thank you kindly, > Chris > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Christopher Brand* > *Ludlum Measurements, Inc.* > <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ludlum+ > Measurements,+Inc.+Sweetwater,+Texas&cid=32472589,-100397908, > 18426491661565934659&li=lmd>** > 501 Oak Street > Sweetwater, TX 79556 USA > (325) 235-5494 Phone, ext:3318 > (325) 235-4672 Fax > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ** > > **** >