Re: Rosin remover

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From: Mark Robert Thorson
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 1989 01:16

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ingoldsb@ctycal.COM (Terry Ingoldsby) says:

> Having been an electronics hobbiest for some years, I am going to ask
> what is probably a *dumb* question.  I have seen all the discussion
> about methods of removing rosin from PC boards, but I've never had
> any trouble with leaving it there.  My understanding is that it is

When I was designing graphics boards, which were produced in small
quantity and assembled by hand, I asked the production dept. why they
were spending so much time removing rosin.  They said it caused corrosion.

Frankly, I don't believe it.  I think it is a purely cosmetic issue.

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Subject: Re: Rosin remover
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