How To Clean A Weller Soldering Iron Tip

Apart from removing the flux off it is essential to clean off surplus solder.

How to clean a weller soldering iron tip. The sensor element Weller part EC229A is in a black plastic housing at. Above is an informative video on how to clean your soldering tip from leading brand in professional-quality soldering equipment since 1945. Sal ammoniac for cleaning your stained glass soldering iron tip comes in a solid block form similar to that of a bar of soap.

Let the iron cool before cleaning it. Handling the iron while still hot results in severe burns. If Ill be sucessfull in outsourcing parts and services.

That is very expensive for a piece of copper or brass. For very fine SMD solder joints you may repeat this. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use for more info see this video.

Two terminals on the housing are soldered to. It is hazardous so please read all safety tips included in or on the packaging. Use stainless steel wool flux and thick clothe to clean the tip.

This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder. In addition to it. Use a damp sponge to clean the tip and wipe it off quickly to avoid cooling the tip excessively.

You also can clean your soldering iron tip with a sponge while using it to keep it clean. If some of the oxides are just sticking really well you could try to mildly abrade them on a brass sponge copper braid or similar but you cant be too hard or you will damage the iron plating good tips are typically copper core plated with iron then chromium everywhere but the working area. The end of a thin metal probe which extends up through the heating element.