How long can I wait after soldering to clean the flux off the board before any damage occurs? (RA flux)
Jan 15, 2012 at 11:37 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 2

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I'll have to wait another two days for the last two parts to come in, but I'd like to start soldering now. I'm using 63/37 solder (RA flux, 2.2% flux), and I was wondering how long after soldering can I wait without cleaning the board before damage occurs? I'm pretty sure the "A" in "RA flux" means "activated". I think it's corrosive... Would it be safe to solder, wait for two days or even one whole week without cleaning, complete soldering, and then finally clean the flux off the board with alcohol?
 
Jan 16, 2012 at 12:10 AM Post #2 of 2
Probably a year or 2 
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Rosin fluxes are corrosive, but not very much.
 

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