Do not recommend Methylene Chloride, it is an excellent stripper and will go after the boards resin buttercoat, soldermask, plastics and markings on parts . > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Davis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:05 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Fingerprints II > > Ioan- Try methylene chloride; toulene or xylene will also work, but I'm > not sure what effects it will have on FR4. > > Bill Davis, > Sr. Scientist > (408)-325-7868 > [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tempea, Ioan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 10:39 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Fingerprints II > > > Thanks a lot everybody for the strong response to my problem. > Now I know this is a common problem and I fixed it with gloves. > > The problem number two is that I, however, have 20 assemblies that could > serve in a criminalogy teaching class. Is there any way to clean them? I > tried several substances I had around and Methyl Ethyl Ketone works the > best. Will it damage the board (solder mask, joints, ICs, etc)? > > Thanks, Ioan > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" > section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" > section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################