On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:15:09 -0000, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sean Breheny" > > > > >> What is the usual technique with the braid? I have some of it but have >> never had great luck, even on single sided boards. In my case, once a >tiny >> bit of solder wicks onto the braid, no more seems to transfer. > >Sounds like you may not be heating the braid. > There is a huge difference between brands of braid. The only stuff I've found that's really good is Soder-Wick from Chamtronics, which is amazing - it can clean a pad so it looks like nothing's ever been soldered to it. You also need a fairly powerful (powerful, not hot) iron) to stop the wick cooling the joint.