By Edward J. Forrest, Jr., rMSâ„¢ Protection of high value connectors is far less expensive than replacement. At what point does fretting create signal loss? Best practice prevents it in the first place. The electronics industry has long used...

Aerosol Duster, which is commonly referred to as “canned air”, “compressed air”, and “dusting gas”, is used knock dust and dirt loose with a pressurized blast. On a production line, it’s not unusual...

You're getting intermittent issues with your device, so you suspect there's contamination in the electrical contacts. Dust, dirt, grease, and oxidation contamination can increase electrical resistance in contact areas. That means the current...

White residues can generally be cleaned by a flux remover. If the residues are the result of insufficient solvency of the original cleaning process, a stronger solvent cleaner may be required. Often agitation is required to remove the residues,...

Swabs are useful precision tools for technicians and operators to perform delicate and meticulous tasks like precision cleaning, repair, and assembly. The types of swabs can range from low-cost cotton buds on a wooden stick to highly engineered...

Just The Material You Need . . . Without All The Waste How do you reduce wiper cost without impacting quality? Cut 20-30% out of your wipe cost by changing from the standard 9”x9” (23cm x 23cm) size to 6”x9” (15cm x...

Coventryâ„¢ Static Dissipative Swabs have been engineered to eliminate static electricity concerns when cleaning, reworking or repairing sensitive electronics. The swabs are cleanroom ready, so ideal in critical environments like aerospace...

The reality is that no soldering operation produces perfect assemblies every time. Even the highest quality components fail from time-to-time. That’s why understanding the best rework and repair methods and materials is so important...

By Chris Perabo, guest contributor Repair of metallic foil shielding in a tablet computer Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Radio-Frequency (RF) interference are two types of interference that negatively affect electronics. In some cases,...

Vapor degreasers are very efficient at removing soils from a variety of surfaces. And maintaining its efficient operation is relatively easy. One concern that arises with the use of vapor degreasers is the determination of when the solvent...