jcrouse

I am rebuilding some old battery packs. What is the best way to remove ALL of the solder from the ends of the cells so I can start from scratch. The original builder was pretty sloppy.

Thanks,
John

trf racer

get some solder braiding.
it ll pull all the solder off

Rob Mincey

Just be careful not to leave the iron on the cells for too long. Heat = bad.

Rob

Speedie

You can either heat it up quickly and wipe it off before it cools with a damp cloth or grind it off being careful not to go through the case. I use my dremel so I dont have to heat up the battery if I dont have to.

Calvin Ng

you can use that solder wick stuff

its made out of copper i beleive

just stick it ontop of it and melt the solder it sucks it up pretty good

might have a lil bit though

MrEs

what calvin said, its called solder braid

wagonman72

Actually it's called solder wick too and sometimes you can get it at Radio Shack. We used to use it for battery bars!

Calvin Ng

ha...... ha..........



me right also

thatdog

You can go to these sites and get an idea of how to desolder using solder wick.

http://www.aaroncake.net/electronics/desolder.htm
http://www.fixyourowntv.com/howtosolder.html
http://www.mtechnologies.com/building/atoz.htm

trf racer

its actually de soldering braid.
thats the proper name for it.

MrEs

thank you... :P

trf man

lol.
its ok.

dtm

Solder braid....too much like hard work. I simply melt the solder with one hand holding the cell and then "flick" the cell towards to the floor....the solder flicks off nicely!

popsracer

Guys;

Buy a quality Solder "sucker" from a local Electronics store. Fast, easy, does a decent job of removing excess solder quickly AND you can use it more than once. A quality tool that will last you a lifetime.

Randy Caster

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I gotta agree, these work to get the brunt of the solder off, then you can use the braided copper to get the rest.