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Re: gEDA-user: Isopropyl alcohol vs. ethanol




On Apr 23, 2006, at 10:43 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:


Do you have any opinion on washing boards with something like Alconox (a trisodium phosphate-based cleaner)?

I wouldn't want a cleaner containing sodium. Sodium ions have high mobility in epoxy, especially in the presence of moisture. Sodium is soluble in SiO2, so it can shift transistor gate thresholds. It is common to passivate chips with a glass designed to getter sodium, but that's not a perfect barrier.


John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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