ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATOR SAFETY CONCERNS ARE LEADING TO THE ELIMINATION OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND CHLOROFLUOROCARBON SOLVENTS IN CLEANING PROCESSES THAT REMOVE ROSIN FLUX, ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CONTAMINATION, AND PARTICULATES FROM ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. PRESENT PROCESSES DEPEND HEAVILY ON THESE SOLVENTS FOR MANUAL SPRAY CLEANING OF SMALL COMPONENTS AND SUBASSEMBLIES. USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOLVENT SYSTEMS CAN LEAD TO LONGER PROCESSING TIMES AND REDUCED QUALITY.
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |