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From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Rosin remover
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Date: 31 Jul 89 16:22:28 GMT
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In article <422@ctycal.UUCP> ingoldsb@ctycal.COM (Terry Ingoldsby) writes:
}Having been an electronics hobbiest for some years, I am going to ask
}what is probably a *dumb* question.  I have seen all the discussion
}about methods of removing rosin from PC boards, but I've never had
}any trouble with leaving it there.  My understanding is that it is
}an insulator.  Is this not true?  Does it have some high frequency
}characteristics that I've never run into?  Do people just dislike
}how it looks?

If you could be sure of exactly what flux is in your solder you'd be
right.  However, "Rosin core solder" is a generic term and covers a
multitude of organic fluxes that may or may not need removing.  And yes,
it does look lousy--especially on a piece of commercial gear.
-- 

Norm   (strong@tc.fluke.com)