[Boatanchors] solder wick

Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:21:33 -0500

Thanks to all for the many great replies. I am going to find some liquid flux
(all I have is a large can of paste) and re-flux some of the many "bad" rolls
I have. I now believe that the trouble is insufficient/dried up flux.

All the help is much appreciated.
73, Dick KF4NS
St. Petersburg, FL 33714
Keep the glow!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Little WB4UIV" <[email protected]>
To: "R.J. Keller" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] solder wick

| I have used a lot of solder wick. If the solder wick is allowed to oxidize,
| it will not work well. The unused portion MUST be kept away from the open
| air. Keep the end of the wick in the container it came in and better, place
| it into a small zip lock bag to exclude new air. Another thing to do is to
| use liquid solder flux. Either place some on the solder wick or place some
| on the area to be cleaned. It makes for a larger area to cleanup after the
| job is done but well worth it. If you do a lot of repair work a vacuum
| desoldering iron is a good investment. I got a complete Pace desoldering
| outfit, including two hand pieces, extra tips, desoldering tweezers, gold
| plating kit, fused eyeleter and many more pieces for less than $100.00 at a
| surplus sale. I see desoldering kits at hamfests for less than $100.00. A
| good investment. Much better than the desoldering bulb or sucker.
|
| 73
| Glenn
| WB4UIV
|
| At 06:56 PM 3/3/03 -0500, R.J. Keller wrote:
| >I have several brands of solder wick and have found that very few work very
| >good without high heat. The one that works outstanding is the brand SODER
WICK
| >from Solder Removal Co. in CA.
| >
| >What can you tell me about the various brands you have experience with and
| >what suggestions can you offer? I use a "sucker" sometimes but they are not
| >good for small areas and where low heat is necessary, ergo the need for a
| >quality solder wick.
| >
| >73, Dick KF4NS
| >St. Petersburg, FL 33714
| >Keep the glow!
| >
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