How To Clean Soldering Iron After Use
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How to clean soldering iron after use. The flux is oftentimes stronger more activated to help remove oxides. Switch OFF the Soldering Station or the Iron. For most tip wiping I use a damp cellulose sponge with slits cut in it.
Its better if you just plunge the soldering iron into the wart making sure you go deep enough to cook the root of the wart. Turn it off as soon as you have finished soldering. Then dip into the tin of tinner cleaner with a slight twisting action.
If all else fails Soldering Iron tips do not last forever. Good soldering process is important. Leave for 4-5 Seconds and then Take out the Iron.
Thrust the iron tip into the tip cleaner a few times till it has an even coat of solder. Melt some good quality of solder wire on the Tip. Soak the sponge using the water squeeze it out a little then use it to clean the tip of the soldering iron.
This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder. To apply the tip cleaner first heat the soldering iron. You can use your fingers to put the new tip on but will need the plyers again to tighten the nut.
Just use a pair of plyers to undo the nut pull the tip out and put in the holder. You also can clean your soldering iron tip with a sponge while using it to keep it clean. In November we dealt with removing a particularly tricky oxide called fire scale.