Timeline for Solder Flux Classifications
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| Feb 23, 2019 at 6:38 | comment | added | Chupacabras | @hhh do not recommend acetone. It is too aggressive. It will damage plastic parts on the PCB.. | |
| Feb 22, 2019 at 4:30 | comment | added | user2023 | Be cautious if soldering optocouplers. Avago recommends against the use of halide-containing fluxes (e.g. RA flux) with plastic optocouplers, because the halides can migrate into the optocoupler packages and damage the components. | |
| Jan 11, 2016 at 18:46 | comment | added | bitsmack | In the US it's also referred to as "rubbing alcohol". | |
| Jan 4, 2011 at 23:48 | comment | added | Peter Loron | IPA is commonly available (at least in the US) in drugstores. Look for the 99% type. Electronics stores often also carry anhydrous (99.9%), but it is a bit more expensive. | |
| Jun 25, 2010 at 11:30 | comment | added | hhh | Where do you get IPA? | |
| Jun 25, 2010 at 11:29 | comment | added | hhh | do not have isopropyl alcohol around so using paint-removal-spray for car-industry or acetone, to remove extra rosin. Spay rosin-blackened spot and then just rinse with water. Probably cheaper than electronics spays as bottles are bigger. | |
| May 3, 2010 at 16:00 | history | answered | Leon Heller | CC BY-SA 2.5 |