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Companies seek mild cleaners for many reasons, but the most common issue is materials compatibility. Strong cleaners deliver great results and clean quickly, but may attack soft plastics, rubber, conformal coatings or remove inks. If this are a concern, then you need for a cleaner with a low Kb value that will not dissolve, craze or attack…
Lead-free fluxes and pastes are difficult to clean. They are soldered at higher temperatures and the residues become “cured” and hard to remove. You need real muscle for age-hardened lead-free fluxes, even no-clean lead-free products.For best results, try Lead-Free Flux Remover – PowerClean™ (#MCC-PW2). This is the strongest of the nonflammable, fast-drying solvents because it contains a large proportion…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State OSHA offices and governments around the world have been considering measures to reduce and restrict the uses of nPB, TCE, perc and methylene chloride. Here’s a quick look at the particular situation involving nPB:Normal propyl bromide (also called nPB, 1-bromopropane, CAS #106-94-5) is an affordable, nonflammable, versatile industrial chemical…
At MicroCare, nothing is more important than safety. An important part of a strong safety program is understanding “toxicity ratings” for chemicals. This FAQ explains toxicity ratings and suggests how savvy engineers can use this information to improve safety in their facility.What is a Good Score?In the solvent world, chemists measure chemical safety in terms…
MicroCare offers lint-free flat wipes, stencil roll wipes and presaturated wipes which are as pure, strong and clean as you can get. They deliver great cleaning at very competitive prices. This means you get faster, safer, cheaper cleaning and better quality all at the same time.However, only three of the MicroCare wipes have anti-static properties…
MicroCare offers an enormous array of different cleaning chemistries, tailored to different applications. Australia has stringent new rules about the importation of ozone-depleting substances and global warming substances, so not every MicroCare product is acceptable in that country. Your best choices are the low-GWP products which also are used in Europe. These include: Polar Flux…