The Ultimate Guide To PCB Solder Wick And Wicking.

Solder wick, also known as desoldering braid, desoldering wick, or solder braid. It is used to remove the solder during solder re-working process or remove some already soldered components. Soldering wick/braid comes in a coil with strands of copper wire woven together. Copper performed well as a good conductor of heat and attract solder when heated, so the copper braid will remove the solder in a specific isolated area without damaging the entire circuit board or components nearby. A copper solder wick is an easy and effective way to remove solder from a circuit board without causing thermal stress. Of course, it also has different length, widths, and some desolder wicks come with flux to make the removing process easier.

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The process of removing the solder commonly by heating the wick placed on the soldered joints or areas with soldering iron to heat all of them to activate the flux, thus the wick sucks the solder and remove the solder fast and effectively. Solder wick is typically used to help removing failed components, correcting solder bridging problems, or any other scenario where it is necessary to remove solder. Note that the wick solder is not reusable in most situations, once it has been applied and saturated with solder, you must drop it and apply with another new length of clean copper solder wick.

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