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CHAPTER 1 SOLDERING GENERAL


1.5 Materials for Mounting
1.5.5 Cleaning

The conditions for flux cleaning and non-cleaning flux in NEC Electronics are as follows.

(1) Flux cleaning conditions

a) Cleaning solvent

  1. Cleaning rosin based flux
Ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, P3 cold cleaner, Pinealpha ST-100S, Bioact EC-7/EC-7R, Clean through -700 series
     
  2. Cleaning soluble flux
Purified water, city water


b) Cleaning method

  1. Immersion cleaning, rinsing
Solvent temperature: 40°C
Time: 10 minutes or less
     
  2. Ultrasonic cleaning
Solvent temperature: 40°C
Time: 5 minutes or less
Frequency: 28 kHz or more
Output: 15 W/liter or less


(2) Non-cleaning flux


· Super low residual flux (Maker: TAMURA corporation ; Product No.: ULF-500VS, ULF-210R)
· Low residual flux (Maker: TAMURA corporation ; Product No.: CF-220V)
· Deactivated flux (AM-173)
· Flux with chlorine content of 0.2 wt% or less


(3) Notes

· Semiconductor devices are not affected as long as they are cleaned with a solvent at a temperature of 70°C or lower. It should be noted, that some solvents do affect the device if their temperature rises Above 70°C.

· After cleaning a device, touching the device should be avoided until it dries because the marking on the device may be erased.

· When using ultrasonic cleaning, observe the following points.
Semiconductor devices may be damaged if they come into direct contact with a resonator.
If hollow package products (such as ceramic packages and canned cases) are cleaned by ultrasonic cleaning, the bonding wire may break.

·
Solder waste or impurities may cause degradation of insulation or characteristics. Perform evaluation by using an appropriate PWB to confirm that no problem occurs.

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