Great feed back, thanks.
I'm a little concerned about using such strong cleaning agents since my company is not the OEM of these boards. What about using de-natured alcohol to remove the "grime" and then putting the boards through a de-ionized water bath. would that be the safest...
I should have added.. These PCBs are coming out of equipment that had been in service for 1 year or less and are being conformal coated before being placed into a new application.
Greetings,
We are in the process of trying to properly clean PCB so that they will accept a conformal coating. These boards have a slight dust/oil build up on them which does not allow the conformal coating to adhere properly.
I'm looking for ideas, cleaning with denatured alcohol and an...