Inventors:
Raymond E. Pickering - Vassalboro ME
Patricia E. Waitkus - Rockport MA
Delmar R. Parsons - Greenfield MA
Lincoln Soule - Wendell MA
William T. Walker - South Deerfield MA
Robert E. Bedaw - Turner Falls MA
Assignee:
Digital Equipment Corporation - Maynard MA
International Classification:
B08B 102, B08B 302, B08B 1102
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for the aqueous cleaning of a printed circuit board having surface mounted components assembled thereon. The invention involves a heated aqueous solution sprayed under high pressure through a helically-vaned nozzle that is moving rotationally about the plane of a moving printed circuit board. The apparatus accomplishes a thorough cleaning of all components and areas of the printed circuit board with the use of a water based cleaning solution.