--- product_id: 4959834 title: "Chemtronics Desoldering Braid, Chem-Wik, Rosin, 10-50L 0.10\", 50ft." brand: "best price square" price: "S$77" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Best Price Square" url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/4959834-chemtronics-desoldering-braid-chem-wik-rosin-10-50l-0-10 store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # 50% faster heat response better thermal conductivity at low temps ultra-thin pure copper braid Chemtronics Desoldering Braid, Chem-Wik, Rosin, 10-50L 0.10", 50ft. **Brand:** best price square **Price:** S$77 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🛠️ Desolder smarter, not harder — the braid that keeps you ahead of the curve! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Chemtronics Desoldering Braid, Chem-Wik, Rosin, 10-50L 0.10", 50ft. by best price square - **How much does it cost?** S$77 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/4959834-chemtronics-desoldering-braid-chem-wik-rosin-10-50l-0-10) ## Best For - best price square enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted best price square brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cool Under Pressure:** Superior thermal conductivity minimizes overheating, protecting sensitive components effortlessly. - • **Clean & Clear Results:** Effectively removes solder bridges and residue for flawless circuit identification and performance. - • **Featherlight Handling:** Ultra-thin, lightweight copper braid reduces operator fatigue with less contact pressure needed. - • **Speed Meets Precision:** Responds up to 50% faster than standard braids, saving you valuable time on every job. - • **Industry-Trusted Quality:** Meets MIL-F-14256E, NASA STD-8739.3, and ANSI/IPC J STD-004 standards for professional reliability. ## Overview Chemtronics Chem-Wik Rosin desoldering braid is an ultra-thin, pure copper wick engineered for 50% faster solder removal with superior thermal conductivity. Its advanced geometric weave and rosin flux coating ensure efficient, oxidation-resistant performance while minimizing heat exposure to sensitive components. Trusted by aerospace and electronics pros, it delivers precision and speed in a lightweight, easy-to-use format. ## Description Chem-Wik®Rosin is an advanced, ultra-thin desoldering wick that responds as much as 50% faster than conventional desoldering braids. Its lighter mass and pure copper braid construction allows for better thermal conductivity, even at low temperatures. Overheating of critical heat-sensitive components and circuits is minimized by requiring less heat for a shorter period of time. It also requires less "contact" pressure delivering greater operator comfort. Effectively removes all solder from through-hole, surface mount and BGA components and pads. Prevents shorts by removing solder bridges, cleans etched script for positive identification and removes unwanted solder from edge connectors, fingers, wrap-pins, lugs and terminals. The braiding pattern is a uniquely designed geometric weave for maximum speed and solder holding capacity. An ultrasonically applied, pure water white rosin flux is laminated onto the entire braid to protect against oxidation and to promote solderability. Conforms to all the qualitive requirements of the following specifications: MIL-F-14256E Type R.; NASA STD-8739.3; ANSI/IPC J STD-004, Type ROLO (USA) Clear Bobbin; Size: 50 FT.; Blue (#10); .100" Wide Review: A lifetime worth of solder-hungry braid! Great value and performance. - This has 50 feet of desoldering braid, which is more than most hobbyists or perhaps even some professionals will ever need in their lifetime. Most other desoldering braids sold here are only 10 feet. The braid comes in a 2-part plastic container. The two parts combine to become the round container pictured. You can easily pop open the parts just by pressing on the middle with your thumb. It's not necessary to open it, but it's the easiest way to get braid out of the roll. Sure, you can pull out more braid while the container is snapped closed, but that may cause the braid to get bent out of shape. I prefer the braid to be perfectly flat with no creases, so I open the container to get more braid as needed. This braid is quite hungry for solder. It glides smoothly across the PCB surface to "mop up" any excess solder. It can hold thick amounts of solder in a small segment of braid, and the solder naturally spreads to other parts of the braid as you heat it with the iron. The braid may leave behind a brown, sticky flux residue. This is especially likely to happen if you heat the braid for too long in a spot without much solder for it to absorb. The flux residue is more difficult to clean than the Amtech flux I am used to. The residue loosens once isopropyl alcohol is used, but I need to rub it with a cotton swab or toothbrush to effectively remove it. My understanding is that the thick, stubborn nature of this flux is what gives the desoldering braid its desirable solder-hungry performance. Just don't use the braid in the same place for too long and the flux residue won't be a problem. A mistake I made when learning how to desolder was using temperatures that are too high or too low. I normally have the soldering iron set to 300 degrees Celsius. When I need to desolder, I set the temperature to 350 degrees Celsius. The increase in temperature is necessary for effective desoldering, because the iron will not have direct contact with the PCB and the braid will spread and dissipate heat. Obviously, the temperature needed will vary depending on your soldering iron and other factors. If the braid is not sucking up solder, then you probably need to increase the temperature. Another mistake I made was removing the iron before removing the braid; if you do this, the braid will get stuck to the PCB, therefore you must remove both the iron and the braid at the same time. Review: Best wik I've used in over 30 years of soldering - It only made sense to me, to purchase the 50 ft roll of this Chemtronics desoldering braid, as the price per foot made the most sense. This desoldering wik is the best I've ever used in over 30+ years of soldering. The copper braid is extremely high quality and is FINELY woven in such a way, that it VERY QUICKLY sucks up the solder. It almost looks too pretty to use, but use it you will! I usually cut a piece from the reel, then hold it with pliers to avoid heating up my fingers, and on old solder joints that are oxidized, or when lead free solder is used, I make sure I use flux and I'll put a fresh drop of clean solder on the joint I'm desoldering so that the whole thing melts easily. When I use flux, I dip the wik in flux before I use it so that everything flows nicely. You won't regret this purchase. It is money well spent! ## Features - Ultra-thin desoldering wick - Responds as much as 50% faster than conventional desoldering braids - Lighter mass and pure copper braid construction - Better thermal conductivity, even at low temperatures - Overheating minimized by requiring less heat for shorter time ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Manufacturer | CHEMTRONICS | | Part Number | 10-50L | | Item Weight | 0.01 ounces | | Product Dimensions | 3 x 3 x 3 inches | | Item model number | 10-50L | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Color | Multicolor | | Material | copper | | Item Package Quantity | 1 | | Included Components | Bra | | Batteries Required? | No | ## Images ![Chemtronics Desoldering Braid, Chem-Wik, Rosin, 10-50L 0.10", 50ft. - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61B35kFXe1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A lifetime worth of solder-hungry braid! Great value and performance. *by A***R on March 21, 2022* This has 50 feet of desoldering braid, which is more than most hobbyists or perhaps even some professionals will ever need in their lifetime. Most other desoldering braids sold here are only 10 feet. The braid comes in a 2-part plastic container. The two parts combine to become the round container pictured. You can easily pop open the parts just by pressing on the middle with your thumb. It's not necessary to open it, but it's the easiest way to get braid out of the roll. Sure, you can pull out more braid while the container is snapped closed, but that may cause the braid to get bent out of shape. I prefer the braid to be perfectly flat with no creases, so I open the container to get more braid as needed. This braid is quite hungry for solder. It glides smoothly across the PCB surface to "mop up" any excess solder. It can hold thick amounts of solder in a small segment of braid, and the solder naturally spreads to other parts of the braid as you heat it with the iron. The braid may leave behind a brown, sticky flux residue. This is especially likely to happen if you heat the braid for too long in a spot without much solder for it to absorb. The flux residue is more difficult to clean than the Amtech flux I am used to. The residue loosens once isopropyl alcohol is used, but I need to rub it with a cotton swab or toothbrush to effectively remove it. My understanding is that the thick, stubborn nature of this flux is what gives the desoldering braid its desirable solder-hungry performance. Just don't use the braid in the same place for too long and the flux residue won't be a problem. A mistake I made when learning how to desolder was using temperatures that are too high or too low. I normally have the soldering iron set to 300 degrees Celsius. When I need to desolder, I set the temperature to 350 degrees Celsius. The increase in temperature is necessary for effective desoldering, because the iron will not have direct contact with the PCB and the braid will spread and dissipate heat. Obviously, the temperature needed will vary depending on your soldering iron and other factors. If the braid is not sucking up solder, then you probably need to increase the temperature. Another mistake I made was removing the iron before removing the braid; if you do this, the braid will get stuck to the PCB, therefore you must remove both the iron and the braid at the same time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best wik I've used in over 30 years of soldering *by M***L on July 13, 2016* It only made sense to me, to purchase the 50 ft roll of this Chemtronics desoldering braid, as the price per foot made the most sense. This desoldering wik is the best I've ever used in over 30+ years of soldering. The copper braid is extremely high quality and is FINELY woven in such a way, that it VERY QUICKLY sucks up the solder. It almost looks too pretty to use, but use it you will! I usually cut a piece from the reel, then hold it with pliers to avoid heating up my fingers, and on old solder joints that are oxidized, or when lead free solder is used, I make sure I use flux and I'll put a fresh drop of clean solder on the joint I'm desoldering so that the whole thing melts easily. When I use flux, I dip the wik in flux before I use it so that everything flows nicely. You won't regret this purchase. It is money well spent! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just call it Mr. Thirsty... Works well for hand-soldering TSSOPs *by D***. on December 10, 2015* Works really really well for hand-soldering TSSOP IC packages. I was a little leery of attempting to hand-solder the tiny little TSSOP ICs, which have a 0.65mm center-to-center pin spacing, especially with my $5 piece of junk 35W soldering iron. But I was pleasantly surprised at just how easy it was to do! However, this solder wick was the secret ingredient! The hard part was lining up the part on the pads, but once you've done that and tacked it down, just solder all the pins without worrying about pin-to-pin shorts. Then use this wick to slurp-up the excess and remove the solder bridges and presto, you can hand solder them in minutes and with minimal "special" equipment (I do recommend a magnifier light/scope and a PCB vice). This solder wick performed flawlessly. I've used other solder wicks in the past that didn't perform so well. And I think the key difference is the Rosin flux in this wick. It has the right balance of flux to wick and did an excellent job. And the 0.10" width of this wick is nearly perfect for doing TSSOP packages. No complaints. ## Frequently Bought Together - Chemtronics Desoldering Braid, Chem-Wik, Rosin, 10-50L 0.10", 50ft. - Thermaltronics TMT-TC-2 Tip Tinner (20g) in 0.8oz Container - Kester 24-6337-0010 44 Rosin Core Solder 63/37 .020 1 lb. 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