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fine braid versus coarse......what's the advantage to each?
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smartdim@a... writes:
> fine braid versus coarse......what's the advantage to each?
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Fine braid has more surface for the solder to adhere to, and holds flux
better. I can think of no advantage to the coarse braid.
Sid Weaver
W4EKQ
Port Richey, FL
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smartdim@a... writes:
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> fine braid versus coarse......what's the advantage to each?
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I don't know but if it works and sucks up all the unwanted solder who cares?
I think the stuff I use is fine, but then I never knew I had a choice. Im
still using a roll I got from a place I worked in 1986. Maybe I should make
more mistakes and get a chance to shop for Solder Wick.
Actually I use a good solder sucker. Mine cost $14 it is an aluminum one not
one of the cheap plastic ones. This works better for pulling all the solder
from IC pins. The wick seems to leave a small bond, and when trying to pull
it up, more often than not, the trace/pad comes up with it. I still have Bull
in the China Closet Syndrome.
Alan Bradford
Plasma Technologies
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and thus requires clipping off, to be replaced by more, quicker. The overall
result is that you heat a junction less, but use more braid cleaning it. I'd
use the fine stuff for very heat sensitive junctions, and the thick stuff
for any components with power handling cases, and any discretes such as
resistors and capacitors.
Mike
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michael_duerksen@c... writes:
> Fine braid wicks better at lower temperatures overall, but loads up faster,
> and thus requires clipping off, to be replaced by more, quicker. The
> overall
> result is that you heat a junction less, but use more braid cleaning it.
> I'd
> use the fine stuff for very heat sensitive junctions, and the thick stuff
> for any components with power handling cases, and any discretes such as
> resistors and capacitors.
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> Mike
Thanks for the explanation...
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> In a message dated 5/13/03 12:12:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> smartdim@a... writes:
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> > fine braid versus coarse......what's the advantage to each?
> >
> >
> >
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> I don't know but if it works and sucks up all the unwanted solder
who cares?
>
> I think the stuff I use is fine, but then I never knew I had a
choice. Im
> still using a roll I got from a place I worked in 1986. Maybe I
should make
> more mistakes and get a chance to shop for Solder Wick.
>
> Actually I use a good solder sucker. Mine cost $14 it is an
aluminum one not
> one of the cheap plastic ones. This works better for pulling all
the solder
> from IC pins. The wick seems to leave a small bond, and when trying
to pull
> it up, more often than not, the trace/pad comes up with it. I still
have Bull
> in the China Closet Syndrome.
>
> Alan Bradford
> Plasma Technologies
>
>
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Beats my blow torch and wack it on concrete method ! Of course that
is for salvaging multiple parts off junk boards. probably shoud get
a hot air gun.....
Dave
And, it eliminates someone peeling off 2' of solder, using 3", and the
rest getting so messed up that no one can use it<G>.