I used my jumbo Weller W100P soldering iron to attach my 6 solder wick braids to the back of the highside mosfet today and it attached instantly without a hitch. I used low temp solder paste liberally between the two on both surfaces then with my left hand smashed then together with the tip of a xacto knife pressed down onto the solder wick braids from the back. Then I brought in the giant soldering iron and it liquefied the solder in about 1 second despite all that metal involved because it holds such a massive amount of thermal energy that it can deliver on demand very quickly. Such a easier time than trying to do bigger soldering jobs with a micro tip regular soldering iron which often ends with cold joints and stuff. Also since the liquefication went so fast nothing nearby desoldered which is a huge plus.







Next up: add the solder wick braids to the underside of nickel strips to lessen resistance there and then insulate this highside switch assembly and install against motor and start finalizing wire run plans. Then I can rinse repeat this for the lowside switch assembly. Then I'll have one of the 3 half bridges done for the motor controller.