I have a 50 year old tin of solder flux and dip my solder wick in it before each use. Has worked well for the past many years. ?The solder wick by itself just doesn’t pick up solder well. I think it depends on the amount of flux still present in the solder I am trying to remove. ?I originally wrote off using solder wick years ago until someone mentioned adding flux to it. Voila! Been sold on it ever since.?
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On Mar 20, 2025, at 2:48?PM, Greg McCain via groups.io <gamccain50@...> wrote:
?I started using ChipQuik brand liquid flux for rework? and have been very happy with it.?
I had been using up an older supply of Radio Shack brand solder wick and it performed better with a drop or two of the flux on the wick prior to wicking the joint.?
Ran out of the RS wick. Ordered some ChipQuik brand solder wick in their 2mm width. Found it worked great without any extra flux. Place the wick on the joint, apply a somewhat warm iron (400C) raise the spool side of the wick a bit and the solder is absorbed right off the joint. Even was able to clear through holes if I flowed a little fresh solder in just before wicking.?
Great stuff?
GREG KI4NVX?
On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM, avinoam83 via groups.io
<avinoam83@...> wrote:
Thanks! I went out and bought a syringe with flux paste, but it's very hard to dispense and apply it. What you have seems a lot better.
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On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 02:31 AM, N4REE - Bob wrote:
Stan seems the first to mention the magic word: FLUX.?
A drop of flux before applying the iron does magic in transferring heat and solder. has helped me immensely. Looks expensive, but likely a lifetime supply (esp at my age).
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72 de N4REE, Bob Easton - QRP CW forever
David Wilcox K8WPE