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Originally Posted by Stompy
The solder melts just fine, but when I place a strand in the melted solder, it does nothing.
I also tried placing the wick directly on the solder and melting it by putting the tip of the iron on the wick, but the wick actually sticks to the melted solder (and the board).
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That's definitely caused by insufficient heat.
It's a tricky business, wicking is. I hated doing it on anything that could be damaged. More than once I've had a pad or run lift and a couple times even damaged the board. You get little "whiteheads" where the fiberglass has begun to delaminate and then you have to grind it out and build it back up with fiberglass.
I hate soldering now.