How To Clean Solder Sponge
Removes debris better smaller thermal shock drop of temperature can be more of an issue than crackswear depending on your iron you dont have to pour water whenever you start soldering.
How to clean solder sponge. Considering that you can get suitable soldering sponges in 6-packs at the dollar store and can cut them into quarters if you want a pack to last longer this is not usually a huge deal. Cautions of the sponge. However if water is contaminated simply.
Only thing i know and propably answers my own question is that ever since i changed from these green and yellow dishcleaning spongesscrubpad to those yellow brassmetal sponges my tip has always been mint and i do add water a bit on the spunge but why exactly is water necessary and how much of it should be added the brass sponge does not soak it at all. Then wipe it over the tool until it is thoroughly cleaned. It might not be necessary after light use but to prevent heavy buildups over time you need to clean it after every heavy use.
Professional technician prefer the large one that has rubber feet to keep it from sliding around when cleaning the sponge. Just push your soldering tip up and down into the brass sponge. I use brass wool.
Using the moist cleaning sponge on a hot soldering tip can cause thermal shock and micro fractures. Built in sponge in the iron stand has a drawback of small size that comes to the edges of the house when the tip is rubbed. In order to make the water more consistent across all the uses especially the way it is used in electronic soldering for the cleaning of soldering irons the deionized water is the best thing to use as it the purest of the waters.
Leave for 4-5 Seconds and then Take out the Iron. Melt some good quality of solder wire on the Tip. Use sulfur-free sponges made specifically for soldering as regular sponges will not remove the solder as efficiently.
It has worked wonderfully with minor problems. Synthetic sponges will melt onto the soldering tip and can shorten tip life. Switch OFF the Soldering Station or the Iron.