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Q. Which Cleaner Is Best on Ceramics and Hybrid Circuits?

Ceraminc hybrid circuits are often used where durability is the primary design goal. Cleaning these tiny components can be challenging.

For the general precision defluxing of hybrids, nothing can beat PowerClean™ (#MCC-PW2). This is a relatively new cleaner, based on a mixture of cleaning technologies from DuPont and PPG. It is functionally equivalent to the old "Freon® TMC" or Genesolv® 2004. PowerClean dries fast, offers powerful cleaning on most fluxes, it's nonflammable, it has a very low aroma, and is easy to use and to store. A related answer would be one of the new Vertrel^® solvents.

An older answer is Axarel^® 2200 (#MCC-AXL). Originally this cleaner was developed by DuPont specifically for cleaning hybrids. This is a hydrocarbon solvent that it is derived from petroleum products. Plastic-safe and slow drying, it has a modest aroma and delivers moderately powerful cleaning. It represents a very good combination of characteristics that make it one of MicroCare's best selling choices.

Updated 8-10-2008

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