How To Care For Solder Tips

In this video I show you how to tin a soldering iron tip old or new and other care tips.

How to care for solder tips. A soldering tip can be cleaned using a variety of methods. Read more about it in our privacy policy. The way you store your soldering iron tips can.

Brass wool is softer and less abrasive while the harder stainless steel wool has a longer life. Poor maintenance of soldering iron tips is the main reason for soldering problems. The following tips will help you to practice good soldering methods.

Now all you have to do is touch the soldering iron to the prong and it should come off. This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder. When your tip does become blackened and will not come clean using a wet sponge break out your brass brush or your tinning block.

The crud build up on a dirty tip affects the temperature at the tip and makes it harder to solder a uniform joint. Keep your tips well-tinned to protect against alloy reaction and reduce the temperature of your tip when you are not actively soldering. Just in case you are new to soldering and dont know be sure to wipe the tip clean on a wetted sponge before soldering.

The proper use and care of the soldering tip will increase soldering production and decrease solder joint failure. When soldering at particularly high temperatures anything above 665 degrees Fahrenheit or when you pause your soldering work for longer than an hour always clean and tin the tip in order to avoid oxidizing the solder. Maintain your soldering iron for long life by keeping the tip clean.

Making this a routine can greatly increase the life of a solder tip. Proper care and maintenance of your soldering iron tip involves tinning wiping and wetting and also periodic cleaning of the tips shank. Put some flux on the sal ammoniac Tinning Block and gently rub the tip of your hot iron in it.