[HomeBrew] SMD PCB De-Fluxing

[Dave G4GED]

Hi and thanks for reading.

I'm nearing completion of soldering the components on my first SMD project.
I used a flux-pen to apply the flux and  have a couple of queries 
relating to the cleaning off of the sticky mess from the pcb.

I've bought a Servisol De-Flux 160 aerosol but unsure whether after it's 
use I need to clean the pcb  again with something else to remove the 
Servisol residue, distilled water perhaps?

The other query is; there's a few components left to solder which are 
unsealed, like some tiny smd inductors and potentiometers. Could these 
be damaged by the cleaning routine? If so, maybe I should clean the 
board now and then solder these remaining components afterwards?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
Dave G4GED



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