RF4 R2015 Low Residue Desoldering Wick 1.5M (10 Pcs)

Low Residue Desoldering Wick for Clean Phone Board Rework

The RF4 R2015 is a low residue desoldering wick built for phone board rework. It carries a 2.0 mm pure copper braid, 1.5 m long, and the pack gives you 10 pieces. If you handle dead phone boards, charging issue repairs and BGA cleanup every day, you burn through wick quickly. A bulk pack keeps your repair bench stocked and your workflow steady.

Braid Design and Heat Transfer

RF4 braids high-purity copper into a flat, flexible strand. Copper conducts heat fast, so the wick draws solder into the braid before the pad overheats. That matters on thin phone PCBs, where long dwell time lifts pads and tears traces. The braid stays soft, so you can bend it around shielding frames and press it into tight corners beside connectors.

Low Residue Chemistry

The wick carries a low residue treatment. According to the product specification, it absorbs solder without extra flux, which cuts your cleanup afterwards. You still wipe the area with IPA before inspection, but you spend less time scrubbing sticky flux off fine pads. The treatment also resists oxidation and corrosion, so spare pieces keep working after weeks in your drawer.

Where R2015 Fits in Your Repair Workflow

You reach for this wick at three points in a board repair. After you lift a failed IC with a hot air station, you drag the wick across the pads and level the leftover tin. Before reballing, you clean every pad so the stencil sits flat and the new balls seat evenly. During jumper lagana work, you pull solder bridges and excess tin off test points and fine traces.

The specification lists suitability for phone motherboards, BGA, QFP and 0201 precision PCBs. That covers most hardware fault jobs on a technician’s bench, from boot loop issue boards with damaged pads to display problem repairs on flex connector footprints.

2.0 mm Width: When to Choose R2015

RF4 sells this wick in two widths: R1515 at 1.5 mm and R2015 at 2.0 mm. The 2.0 mm braid covers wider pad rows and large BGA pad fields in fewer passes. It also holds more solder per section, so you cut and replace less often. Choose the 1.5 mm version when you work inside tight pad clusters. Many technicians keep both widths on the bench.

Why Technicians Stock the 10-Piece Pack

Repair shops and service centers use wick every day. A saturated braid stops absorbing, so you snip off the used section with nippers and keep going. Ten pieces mean you restock once instead of reordering mid-week. Set the wick next to your soldering station, microscope, PCB holder and reballing kit, and you cover the full pad-cleaning step of every IC-level repair.