Vic wrote: It's (water soluable flux) very hard to wash off completely and is usually used for mechanized soldering. It's not recommended by Elecraft. If you don't wash it off completely, what's left absorbs moisture from the air and becomes conductive.
--------------------- >From what I've read it also remains corrosive at room temperature, just like acid flux, with the same results as using acid flux on a board: it'll eat the traces to bits over a few months time. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

