24 Jun
2014
24 Jun
'14
12:25 a.m.
There were various fluxes about, some were sold as no-clean, meaning
once cold no (little) further corrosion. Inspect around and check the
condition and then decide whether cleaning is more damaging than leave
it on.
Dave Caroline
On 23/06/2014, Ian McLaughlin <ian at platinum.net> wrote:
Hello all and thank you for adding me to the list.
I am in the process of restoring a NorthStar Horizon machine. The boards in
this machine have a significant amount of flux residue on them - it
certainly appears that this particular machine was constructed from a kit.
My question is about this flux - should I be removing it as part of my
cleanup, or should I leave it in place? I know that this isn't a
super-collectible machine or anything, but I've never come across this issue
in any other machine in my collection, and I was wondering what the general
consensus was. I'm perfectly aware of the corrosive nature of the flux and
how to remove it, however this flux has been there for 35+ years.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Ian