Balver Braid
Desoldering braid
Balver Braid are ribbons of braided copper wires that have been soaked into flux to improve capillary action. For desoldering, they are pressed onto the solder joint and then heated together with the solder of the solder joint. The molten alloy is absorbed by the capillary action of the braided strands and will as such be removed from the solder joint. Without the solder, the component can easily be removed from the assembly.