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Article #20859Re: nasty fluorocarbons--BIOACT EC-7
From: Roger Rock Rosner
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1989 01:03
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1989 01:03
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A *partial* solution to the problem does exist. I recently worked for an electronics firm that did small amounts of PCB rework. We switched from CFC-based cleaners to a solvent called, I think, Bioact EC-7. It is made from oranges (and actually has a pleasant odor). The company is based in Florida--where else?--and they'll probably send you a free sample quart. It worked quite well for us--in some cases better than CFC goop. The only problem is that you MUST rinse the cleaned boards in water. Thus you can't use water-sensitive parts and you have to wait for the boards to dry. (Also, according to their warnings some plastics are sensitive to the solvent. We never had a problem with this.) One big plus is that it is much cheaper than CFC-based solvents. Sorry to say, I no longer have any further info on the company. I'll try to find more... -Roger
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!rrr From: rrr@cup.portal.com (Roger Rock Rosner) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: nasty fluorocarbons--BIOACT EC-7 Message-ID: <14959@cup.portal.com> Date: 23 Feb 89 01:03:13 GMT References: <24497@amdcad.AMD.COM> <7110013@hpcupt1.HP.COM> <14859@cup.portal.com> <1989Feb21.174821.8837@utzoo.uucp> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 21