Cleaning COTS Parts in MILITARY APPLICATIONS

Shorting capacitors. Included in the recent trend toward "green" manufacturing is the chemical industry's effort toward "green" chemistry. One "green" solution to board cleaner chemistry is the use of environmentally benign bicarbonate salts, such as potassium bicarbonate, as saponifiers. This creates unique failure modes, as these are highly ionizable salts and, as such, are strong electrolytes - materials that conduct electricity in the presence of moisture.