How To Clean Soldering Iron After Use

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How to clean soldering iron after use. Also use a wet sponge for better results. Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess. Just try to wipe it off after every 4-5 solder joints.

For it turn on the soldering pump at first. When you heat up your work for soldering and reach the temperature at which solder flows you are also creating oxides on the surface of your metal that mar its appearance. This will help to prevent dust buildup and will help to prevent further oxidization too.

Use a microfiber cloth to apply a thin layer of alloy cleaner. You also can clean your soldering iron tip with a sponge while using it to keep it clean. I change tips occasionally on my soldering iron too.

Now remove the tip and clean it with a moist sponge to remove the cleaner. Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool. Adjust the soldering irons temperature to about 750 degrees Fahrenheit 39 degrees Celsius After a minute check if the iron is.

Turn it off as soon as you have finished soldering. It took a lot of effort with tip tinnercleaning compound to make the solder wet the tip again. The iron should be off when you do this but there is no need to deliberately cool it.

After that wait for three minutes to allow the tip heat up adequately. Soldering iron only works if there is a temperature difference. Once clean and shiny perform tinning and now your tool is ready to use.