[Hallicrafters] Solder Wick

Chuck McGregor cbmcg at comcast.net
Mon Aug 9 18:08:40 EDT 2004


At 04:46 AM 8/9/2004, Bill wrote:
>.  I have
>been unable to find
>this .25" wide wick.  Anyone know where I might be able to get this wide
>solder?

Bill & Group

Back before you could buy solder wick as a ready-to-go product with flux 
incorportated, we used 1/4 inch shield braid and dipped it in rosin paste 
flux, thinned with alcohol.  I believe this was the NASA approved method at 
the time (around 1965).

--Chuck  N7RHU


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