RobSm Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I am hoping this is an appropriate forum. How do I use a solder wick to clean up messy drops of solder? I assumed it would be like a reverse solder - ie heat up the wick & the affected area & the solder would magically run up the wick. It hasn't happened. What is the correct way to use a wick to clean up messy soldering attempts? Thanks, Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 You melt the solder first and then put th wick on it. Or you can heat up the solder through the wick with the soldering iron. Yu have to keep the wick moving or else it will just try to put it back on the part you are taking it off of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 The wick will also work better if you relax the braid. It's easier to heat, and will hold more solder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 If its gotten old and wont wick use some plummers flux on the wick then try it i put the wick between my iron and the solder That said Get a solder sucker they work better atleast for me and over time cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 you can use diy solder wick. i strip out old tvs for high voltage parts and then grind the boards for perf. well at least when i had time. the grounding strap on most older tvs the cathode ray kind was a silver? or platinum? braided wire it works quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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