6-Pack No-Clean Solder Braided Wicks for Desoldering - 1.5m Length - Multi-color (1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm) Review

Tried and tested. I found a piece of solder in an old radio store and he sucked up the solder like a vacuum cleaner :) They go in the trash.

This solder wick does its job really well and I liked that I could get multiple wicks at once. I was even able to give a coil to a friend in need without worrying about the cost of replacing it.

Very good suction for solder in modern small electronic circuits I had to add some acid to the braid in a few places that wouldn't move when liquid but that wasn't a real problem.

The weave is so thin that when squeezed it just pulls apart and loses its density in the weave causing it to lose its normal absorbency. I bought 6 of these and they end up in the trash. Also, copper doesn't seem to absorb that well, even if you manage to make sure its weave stays tight. Never again.

Besides being for use it makes an excellent braid to connect the brush to the brush holder, I have 2.5mm with a 9/ 32 inch compression spring uses make contact with brush and brush holder contact so the current does not have to use the spring to complete the circuit, potentially heating the spring with loss of voltage. works very well for this purpose and probably many others.

Very good solder extraction in modern small electronic circuits. I had to add some acid to the braid in a few places that wouldn't move when it was liquid, but that wasn't really a problem.

"Don't clean" literally in this case. It's just useless. It fell apart as soon as the soldering iron touched it, and the filaments spread out into adjacent joints that I didn't want to break. Unlike others here I will not just throw it in the trash, I will send it back and let the seller and Revine take care of it.

Great traditional soldering wire. Picks up molten solder quickly and easily. There is a method of using a solder wick that definitely increases its ability to pick up solder from the solder joint, especially on a circuit board. Sometimes adding liquid flux helps and sometimes lightly re-soldering the joint. Personally, based on my 35+ years experience as a technician, this works perfectly!

apart from what it should be used for it's a great braid to connect the brush to the brush holder and uses 2.5mm with a 9/32 Inch compression spring to make contact with the brush and a brush holder contact so the current doesn't have to use the spring to complete the circuit potentially heating the spring with loss of voltage. works very well for this purpose and probably many others.