How To Tin A Soldering Iron Tip
Even so a tip is not permanent and it always ends up being rough or pitted but you can delay this by tinning regularly.
How to tin a soldering iron tip. Hold the solder to the tip while its heating up to make sure you tin the tip before it has a chance to turn black. Why tin-plating your soldering iron tip. Actually it only takes about 20 seconds.
How to Clean Soldering Iron Tip. First you will want to heat the iron up to operating temperature and wipe the tip on a damp soldering sponge to gently clean it. In this video I show you how to tin a soldering iron tip old or new and other care tips.
Only apply flux to the surfaces of the connection to be soldered. Repeat the Process 3-4 Times until the Soldering Tips start Shining. If you must apply solder to the tip when making the connection vary the surfaces that the solder is applied to.
Just wipe the oxidized tip at normal soldering temperatures into the tip tinner for a few seconds until the bright tinning surrounds the working end of the tip. You need something to hold the pieces that youre soldering down. Open iREWORK temperature Tester.
It will generally just wipe away. A solder pot may also be used to tin or re-tin your soldering iron tip. Turn the solder pot on and allow it to achieve the desired temperature.
Tin The Soldering Irons Tip. Soak the sponge using the water squeeze it out a little then use it to clean the tip of the soldering iron. The layer itself is very thin.