Flux Remover 4
FLUX REMOVER 4 is an industrial-grade, alcohol-based cleaning solvent specifically engineered for the high-precision demands of manual rework and PCBA maintenance. By providing a residue-free cleaning mechanism, it ensures that manual interventions do not become the weak link in your production chain.
- Universal solution for all types of fluxes and other process contaminants
- High material compatibility
- Compatible with both lead and non-lead processes
- Environmentally friendly - biodegradable
- Does not contain tensides, no risk of solid residue occurrence on the cleaned part surfaces
Benefits
1. Engineering Excellence: Technical Integrity
- Zero-Residue Evaporation: Designed to evaporate quickly without leaving any traces or solid residues on the cleaned surface, ensuring a pristine finish for inspection or coating.
- High Material Compatibility: A universal solution compatible with most flux types (lead and lead-free) and sensitive process contaminants such as dust and grease.
- Mechanical Precision: Each spray package includes a specialized non-fraying application brush to safely agitate residues in tight spaces and under low-standoff components.
2. Financial Impact: Protecting the Bottom Line
- Risk Mitigation (CFO Perspective): Effectively removing ionic contaminants prevents costly field failures and warranty claims, directly lowering the long-term operational costs.
- Inventory Efficiency: With a guaranteed 24-month shelf life, FLUX REMOVER 4 minimizes waste and ensures a stable supply for maintenance operations.
- Process Yield: By eliminating fingerprints and handling contaminants, it significantly reduces scrap rates during the final stages of assembly.
3. Operational Ease: Streamlining the Workflow
- Rapid Integration (PM Perspective): A portable, manual solution that requires no complex machinery—ideal for hand soldering stations and rework cells.
- Compliance & Safety: Fully RoHS and REACH compliant, and biodegradable, supporting corporate sustainability goals and international safety standards.
- Ease of Use: The 400 ml aerosol format is “plug-and-play,” requiring only a simple stir (shake) before application.
Technical Mechanism & Process Application
FLUX REMOVER 4 utilizes high-purity alcohol solvency to break the chemical bonds of soldering flux residues. Unlike aqueous cleaners that require extensive rinsing, this solvent lifts process contaminants into a solution that can be physically removed using a recommended ESD wiper. This “spray, brush, and wipe” method ensures that contaminants are fully removed rather than just redistributed across the board.
Cleaning parameters
- Flux residues after rework / hand soldering
- Fingerprints after handling PCB
- Other operating contaminants - dust, grease, etc
Recommended technology
- Manual cleaning
Specification
| Appearance | Colourless aerosol and gas |
| pH Value | Not measureable |
| Odor | Significant hydrocarbon and isopropanol |
| VOC Content | 100 % |
| Recommended process temperature | Ambient temperature |
| Flash point | >10 °C |
| Density at 20 °C | 0.80 kg/l |