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The TriggerGrip™ cleaning system is an inexpensive tool that is used to clean printed circuit boards at the benchtop. Based on decades of satisfied customers, MicroCare can justifiably claim this is the single best way to clean PCBs during rework and repair. It helps companies get their boards cleaner, faster, more safely and at lower…
Let's assume your people are cleaning PCBs or stencils by hand. Try this three-step process to improve worker safety.Check the VentilationFirst and foremost, you must make sure your work areas are properly ventilated. How do we define 'properly ventilated'? If you lit a cigarette in the work area, would the smoke from your cigarette rise…
Some PCB makers are using the dip-and-brush method to clean circuit boards during rework and repair. However this process doesn't allow you to easily rinse contamination off the PCBs after they are scrubbed.Other companies use high-pressure aerosols to blast the contamination off the board, but that often wastes cleaning fluid due to overspray.At MicroCare, we think…
'Hygroscopic' is a chemical term which describes a behavior of certain chemicals. Hygroscopic chemicals absorb water; they love water. They want to pick up water molecules out of the air. Normal isopropyl alcohol (IPA, or rubbing alcohol) is infinitely hygroscopic.Why is that important? Because solvents which carry water as a contaminant generally are weaker and…
The correct answer is, it depends on (a) what you are cleaning, (b) how much you are cleaning and (c) how well trained your people are.If your people are using the TriggerGrip™ dispensing system it should double or even triple the life of an aerosol can. This means in a normal manufacturing environment, where a traditional high-pressure…
The fiber end-face should be inspected with a fiberscope of at least 80-200x magnification, and if it is contaminated, it should be cleaned using wet-dry cleaning.With the wet-dry cleaning method, an optical quality cleaning cloth and fluid are used. When using this method, dampen the cleaning cloth with the Sticklers® Fiber Optic Splice and Connector Cleaner Fluid (#MCC-POC03M) and…