How To Clean Soldering Iron Without Flux

To prevent damage to the board you should re-solder your soldering iron now and then as the technique will remove solder from it.

How to clean soldering iron without flux. Using excess heat can damage the circuit board oxidize and damage the tip and render flux useless in flux cored solder. Soldering iron only works if there is a temperature difference. The flux in tip cleaner removes the oxidisation and build up from the soldering iron tip and then the solder re-tins the tip ready for use.

Use the cold flat screwdriver to remove the liquid solder hastily. To apply the tip cleaner first heat the soldering iron. By heating up one flat head screwdriver to use as an alternative to a soldering iron and another cold screwdriver as a wick youll be able to effectively remove solder from any surface.

You have to clean it before tinning and the easiest way is. Vacuuming the melted location. Flux is for dissolving surface oxides on the joint and tends to foul the iron.

Thats how you can tin your new soldering iron. Solder flux residue can be removed in two steps. This will help the soldering iron to get back to the optimum room temperature.

How to remove solder without. When done correctly the liquid solder should attach to the cold screwdriver properly thereby allowing you to get rid of it from the surface. After securing and preheating the PCB and void in a vice or PCB holder you suck the solder off the board by squeezing and releasing the bulb from behind the hole.

Its something of a vi-vs-emacs war about which is better but whatever. In a pinch you can use a solution of white vinegar and salt. Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action.